The Maccabi Haifa & Hapoel Be'er Sheva bosses Bakhar and Levy are both afraid of and feeling excited about this highly important match in the top area of the Ligat ha'Al positions.
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (62) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Ligat ha'Al
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Maccabi and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Maccabi Haifa are steadily winning Ligat ha'Al games and points here at Sammy Ofer Stadium. 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games. In general it's been a long time since Maccabi Haifa tasted defeat here at Sammy Ofer Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
Maccabi are confident in defense, having played 276 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The Maccabi Haifa supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Hapoel Be'er Sheva and win 2-0.
Ahead of that match, Maccabi Haifa won a home game hosting Hapoel Tel Aviv (3-0).The Maccabi manager Bakhar has got the team scoring with 32 from 13 home games in the league. Maccabi Haifa have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Hapoel Be'er Sheva's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Hapoel Be'er Sheva collect 28 points from their 13 away matches in the Ligat ha'Al. 8 victories and 4 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Be'er lost away at Maccabi Haifa (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Maccabi Netanya.Hapoel Be'er Sheva find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Many of these goals have been scored late in the fixtures; more than 50 percent (11 goals) after the 60th minute. Be'er are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Maccabi Haifa - Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-0 was the outcome when these participants previously played each other, earlier this season. Moreno (Hapoel Be'er Sheva) was sent off by the referee when these teams last met. Maccabi Haifa-Hapoel Be'er Sheva H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Maccabi Haifa five wins, Hapoel Be'er Sheva two wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 18 goals | D. David 15 goals |   N. Rukavytsya 10 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 15 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 67 | 37 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 16 | 43 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 93% | 93% |
| 86% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 64% | 71% |
| 61% | 53% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 21% | 39% |
| 36% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 50% | 47% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 50% |
| 50% | 53% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 39% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 21% | 18% |
| 6.8 | 6.9 | 12.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 12.1 | 13.1 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 7.9 | 9.1 |
| 5.8 | 6.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 41% | 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 38% |
| 6.9 | 6.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most points (28) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most points from losing position (13) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored away.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most clean sheets (14) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most points (32) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (32) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (62) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the first half (35) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+43) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Maccabi Haifa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Maccabi Haifa is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligat ha'Al
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 43 | 59 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 53 |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 42 |
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 36 |
| 8 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 27 |
| 11 | Hapoel Katamon | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 23 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 13 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -25 | 20 |
