Can Maccabi Haifa defeat Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Sammy Ofer Stadium clash?

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Competition: Sun 03.October
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Sammy Ofer Stadium (30874 seats)

Another engaging game in the Ligat ha'Al. Maccabi Haifa is in the 4th place from featuring in four matches. They receive Hapoel Be'er Sheva who are placed 2nd from four games.

Insights:
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most points (6) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Ligat ha'Al

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Maccabi Haifa form and stats

As mentioned below, Maccabi Haifa are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Ligat ha'Al games. Maccabi has recorded two wins in a row here at Sammy Ofer Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Maccabi's previous game was a Ligat ha'Al match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Maccabi Petah Tikva (placed 11th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that, Maccabi drew at home versus Hapoel Be'er Sheva (after extra-time, 7-6 on penalties).

At Sammy Ofer Stadium, Maccabi Haifa has the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats

Four points from two away games for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, meaning one draw and one victory in the Ligat ha'Al so far.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Be'er goalkeeper Ariel Harush is eager to challenge this, with his 255 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

The supporters enjoyed Be'er's previous game versus Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 10th), a Ligat ha'Al 2-0 win played at home.

Ahead of that match was the Toto Cup away draw versus Maccabi Haifa (after extra-time, 7-6 on penalties) that ended 1-1.

It's early days yet, but Hapoel Be'er Sheva has scored 2 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi five wins, three draws and Hapoel Be'er Sheva two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Maccabi HaifaO. Atzili
O. Atzili
3 goals
Hapoel Be'er ShevaR. Safouri
R. Safouri
2 goals
Maccabi HaifaS. Menachem
S. Menachem
1 goals

Maccabi Haifa missing players

Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players

Maccabi Haifa Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
2 2 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 4 0 Scored S 0 2 6
3 1 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
75% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
75% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
8.8 11.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 5.8
4 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 3.5
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 11 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 9.2
4 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 4.8
31% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 32%
Key stats in Ligat ha'Al this season:
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most points (6) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+3) at home in Ligat ha'Al
Maccabi Haifa Last season Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
24 14   Won W   5 11
7 3   Drew D   8 15
5 1   Lost L   5 10
72 39   Scored S   22 45
29 12   Conceded C   21 43
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 89%
92% 89%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 72%
58% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 47%
19% 28%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 28%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 8%
50% 39%   BTTS BTTS   50% 56%
44% 56%   Clean Sheets C S   39% 31%
6% 6%   Failed to Score F T   28% 25%
 
5.1 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 4.2
4.1 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 4.2
2.3 2.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.5
0 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
12.1 12.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.1 8.8
6.1 5.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4 3.8
33% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hapoel Haifa 4 3 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 10
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 4 2 2 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 8
3 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 4 2 1 1 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 7
4 Maccabi Haifa 4 2 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 7
5 Hapoel Tel Aviv 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 7
6 Hapoel Hadera 4 1 3 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 6
7 Bnei Sakhnin 4 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 5
8 Beitar Jerusalem 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 -1 4
9 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -2 4
10 Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 4
11 Maccabi Petah Tikva 4 0 3 1 3 5 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 3
12 Ashdod 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 3
13 Hapoel Katamon 4 0 3 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 -3 3
14 Maccabi Netanya 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 -4 2
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maccabi Haifa 36 24 7 5 72 29 18 14 3 1 39 12 18 10 4 4 33 17 43 79
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 36 21 12 3 65 33 18 10 7 1 35 19 18 11 5 2 30 14 32 75
3 Ashdod 36 15 9 12 48 39 18 9 5 4 26 15 18 6 4 8 22 24 9 54
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 36 11 15 10 45 43 18 6 7 5 23 22 18 5 8 5 22 21 2 48
5 Maccabi Petah Tikva 36 13 7 16 32 38 18 6 4 8 14 17 18 7 3 8 18 21 -6 46
6 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 36 12 10 14 37 45 18 6 6 6 19 23 18 6 4 8 18 22 -8 46