Maccabi Petah Tikva vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva — match summary
Israel · Ligat ha'Al · kick-off 2 Nov 2026 01:00
Full time · score 2-5
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Maccabi Petah Tikva 21 · Hapoel Be'er Sheva 64
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Maccabi Petah Tikva 45 · Hapoel Be'er Sheva 70
Shots on target 4-7 · corners 1-2 · possession 37-63
NextGOAL tip: Maccabi Petah Tikva +1.25 · 1 stars
Maccabi Petah Tikva have just returned to winning ways with a 2-1 league victory, their first of this spell, after losing several in a row before that. Hapoel Be'er Sheva, meanwhile, also just thrashed their league opponents 5-2, but in between there was a heavy defeat in a European cup match mixed in. The two teams are clearly heading in different directions. The hosts have just steadied themselves, while the visitors have spells where their attack fires on all cylinders. Maccabi Petah Tikva still have defensive problems evident from their season totals: 12 scored, 16 conceded in 8 matches, and at home in the first half goals tend to come frequently. Hapoel Be'er Sheva, on the other hand, clearly dominate possession (60.7% from their last 10 matches) and build attacks continuously, but their defense is not always tight either, especially in the second half where they concede quite a few goals. This game is likely to play out with the visitors having more of the ball and pushing high, while the hosts sit back and wait to counter. If Maccabi Petah Tikva can hold their shape and not leave gaps for the visitors to run into easily, the game has a better chance of ending close rather than one-sided, which is the way the hosts want it.