Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Beer Sheva Prediction: Expect a close game

In the match for the round of 16 in the Israel Ligat ha'Al, Hapoel Beer Sheva will travel to play Maccabi Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Below, we will look at each and every aspect of the contested match.

Maccabi Haifa - a win is needed to stay top of the table

Maccabi Haifa's previous matches resulted in 4 victories against Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hapoel Nof HaGalil, Bnei Sakhnin, and Maccabi Netanya, and 1 draw against Aris. Maccabi Haifa was able to score twelve goals while only allowing four goals to be scored against them. During the current league season, Maccabi Haifa has scored a total of 2.27 goals on average per contest. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team was given 31 yellow cards and one red card, which resulted in an average of 0.80 fouls committed every game that they participated in. This season, Maccabi Haifa has maintained an average possession of the ball of 58.80%, which indicates that they are good at keeping the ball.

Hapoel Beer Sheva - do not overwrite Beer Sheva

Hapoel Be'er Sheva comes into this match having won three of their most recent five matches against Ironi Kiryat Shmona, Ashdod, and Beitar Jerusalem, lost two of those matches against Panathinaikos and Ashdod, and had no matches finish in draws. The club was responsible for allowing 8 goals while scoring seven. Away from home, Hapoel Be'er Sheva scored an average of 2.27 goals per game while allowing an average of 0.87 goals against. The squad was shown a total of 32 yellow cards and 3 red cards while committing a total of 22 fouls during the match. Hapoel Be'er Sheva is doing a good job of controlling the ball this season, with an overall average of 56.4% ball possession.

Expert Betting Tips

In the previous 46 seasons, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva have played each other a total of 46 times, with Maccabi Haifa coming out on top 23 times and Hapoel Be'er Sheva taking home 9 victories. There were a total of 14 games that were decided by a draw. In those matches, Maccabi Haifa scored 72 goals, whereas Hapoel Be'er Sheva only managed to score 46 times.