Match Report
The table read 1st (Hapoel Be'er Sheva, 59 pts) against 5th (Maccabi Haifa, 55 pts), 4 points apart. Maccabi Haifa had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Hapoel Be'er Sheva were scoring 2.23 and conceding 0.96, Maccabi Haifa 1.83 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Hapoel Be'er Sheva against 7/15 for Maccabi Haifa.
The sides have met 18 times in the GioScore results database: 8 wins for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, 3 draws and 7 for Maccabi Haifa, at 2.61 goals per meeting.
Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium, capacity 16,126, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maccabi Haifa led 2-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 2-5.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Be'er Sheva: Itay Hazut (43'), Mohamad Kanaan (63') · Maccabi Haifa: Ethane Azoulay (24'), Ethane Azoulay (45'), Guy Melamed (48'), Guy Melamed (59'), Guy Melamed (79')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Be'er Sheva 58% · Maccabi Haifa 42% · Total shots: 21-11 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 5-1