Maccabi Tel Aviv manager la Hoz looking for three points in Hapoel Be'er Sheva showdown

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Competition: Mon 20.February
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Stadium (29150 seats)

Lots to play for in this fixture, with Maccabi Tel Aviv placed 3rd and Hapoel Be'er Sheva at 2nd. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals (48) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most points (30) away 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 Tel Aviv form and stats

This stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, has been a fortress for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Ligat ha'Al so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 9-2-0.

Maccabi Tel Aviv faced defeat in their previous match, away at Maccabi Netanya (1-2). This team managed a eleven league rounds long run without a loss before that game!

In the match before that, Maccabi Tel Aviv hosted Bnei Sakhnin and drew the game 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Maccabi Tel Aviv handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Maccabi are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (32 goals in 11 games). Defensively Maccabi Tel Aviv have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats

The strength of Hapoel Be'er Sheva on their travels this season is incredible with 30 points collected from 11 Ligat ha'Al away games. Hapoel Be'er Sheva has 10-0-1 on the road, with 23 goals scored and 6 conceded. It’s been three wins in a row for Hapoel Be'er Sheva on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Be'er have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Omri Glazer. It's been 411 minutes since they last conceded in Ligat ha'Al.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Hapoel Katamon (placed 5th) in their previous match.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bnei Sakhnin at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.

Stats flash: 11 of the last 13 league matches featuring this club have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Hapoel Be'er Sheva are regular goalscorers on their travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won at least one point in the last 4 fixtures (3-1-0) against Maccabi.

This duo encountered each other earlier this campaign: Hapoel Be'er Sheva - Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0.

Top Goalscorers

Maccabi Tel AvivE. Zahavi
E. Zahavi
14 goals
Maccabi Tel AvivĐ. Jovanović
Đ. Jovanović
11 goals
Hapoel Be'er ShevaR. Hatuel
R. Hatuel
11 goals

Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players

Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players

Maccabi Tel Aviv Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 2 11 22
13 9 2 Won W 1 10 15
6 2 0 Drew D 0 0 4
3 0 0 Lost L 1 1 3
48 32 6 Scored S 2 23 45
12 3 0 Conceded C 3 6 17
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
82% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 73%
55% 73% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 55%
27% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 32%
14% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 23%
27% 27% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 27% 41%
64% 73% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 64% 55%
18% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 9% 9%
 
6.5 7.5 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.8 4.6
3 1.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.5 3
1.9 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2 2.3
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
14.4 16.2 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11 11.3
5.8 7.3 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.5 5.9
38% 40% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 38% 35%
 
7.5 6.5 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 7.3 6.9
2.7 2.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 2.8 3.2
Key stats in Ligat ha'Al this season:
  • 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 (6) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most clean sheets (7) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most points (30) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most scored goals (23) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the the best goal difference (+17) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Hapoel Be'er Sheva haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most clean sheets (14) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals (32) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals (48) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the the best goal difference (+29) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have the the best goal difference (+36) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 23 17 2 4 44 22 11 10 1 0 27 7 12 7 1 4 17 15 22 53
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 22 15 4 3 45 17 11 5 4 2 22 11 11 10 0 1 23 6 28 49
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 22 13 6 3 48 12 11 9 2 0 32 3 11 4 4 3 16 9 36 45
4 Maccabi Netanya 23 9 6 8 30 34 11 6 1 4 14 11 12 3 5 4 16 23 -4 33
5 Hapoel Katamon 23 8 8 7 26 22 11 3 4 4 12 14 12 5 4 3 14 8 4 32
6 Beitar Jerusalem 23 9 4 10 36 40 12 5 2 5 20 24 11 4 2 5 16 16 -4 31
7 Ashdod 23 7 8 8 27 28 12 5 4 3 17 10 11 2 4 5 10 18 -1 29
8 Hapoel Haifa 23 6 10 7 21 21 12 4 4 4 9 6 11 2 6 3 12 15 0 28
9 Bnei Sakhnin 23 6 8 9 22 26 11 2 4 5 9 13 12 4 4 4 13 13 -4 26
10 Hapoel Hadera 23 5 11 7 23 36 12 2 7 3 11 18 11 3 4 4 12 18 -13 26
11 Hapoel Tel Aviv 23 5 9 9 24 38 11 3 5 3 14 15 12 2 4 6 10 23 -14 24
12 Maccabi Bnei Raina 23 3 9 11 19 38 12 2 3 7 8 17 11 1 6 4 11 21 -19 18
13 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 23 2 11 10 21 34 12 0 8 4 13 20 11 2 3 6 8 14 -13 17
14 Sektzia Nes Tziona 23 3 8 12 20 38 11 2 3 6 10 19 12 1 5 6 10 19 -18 17