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Hapoel Beer Sheva vs Maccabi Haifa Result & Analysis

Date: 23/05/2026
Time: 18:00
Final 2-5
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Vs
64%
21%
15%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Israel: Ligat Ha'al
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

Hapoel Beer Sheva is the clear favourite to win at home, with the model predicting a 64% chance of success. This is largely due to their strong home form against similar opponents, having scored an average of 1.67 goals and conceded just 0.67. In contrast, Maccabi Haifa has struggled away from home, averaging only 0.44 goals scored and 1.67 conceded against similar opponents.

The expected total number of goals is 3.2, suggesting a high-scoring encounter. The most likely score is 2-1 to Hapoel Beer Sheva, with a probability of 9.9%. The model's selection is the home win, with a predicted probability of 64%.

The model also suggests taking the Over 1.5 goals, which has a 83.9% probability of being correct. Hapoel Beer Sheva has a 64% chance of winning, a 21% chance of drawing, and a 15% chance of losing. Maccabi Haifa's away win percentage is 15%, while the draw percentage is 21%.

Results analysis

In a major upset, Maccabi Haifa secured a 5-2 victory over Hapoel Beer Sheva, extending their run of consecutive wins to two games. The win was a surprise, as Hapoel Beer Sheva were the pre-match favourites with a 64% probability of winning. However, the model's selection, a Home win, ultimately proved incorrect. The model's call was wrong, as Maccabi Haifa won the match. The model's selection was not the only one to miss out, as suggested pick 'Home win' also MISSED. However, suggested pick 'Over 1.5' HIT, with an 83.9% probability. The final score of 2-5 reflected the actual result, with Maccabi Haifa emerging victorious.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Hapoel Beer Sheva win✗ Miss
63.9%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
21.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Maccabi Haifa win✓ Hit
15.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-431W30W22D01L20W10W42W11D20W42WA·MAC12/04H·HAP18/04H·BEI25/04A·MAC28/04H·HAP02/05A·MAC06/05A·HAP09/05A·BEI12/05A·HAP15/05H·MAC19/05
Avg total
3.1
Avg scored
2.2
Avg conceded
0.9
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.900.972.000.871.801.07
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (6)1.500.671.670.671.330.67
vs Weaker (24)2.001.042.080.921.921.17
Clean sheet %37% (+9pp vs league)
This opponent (Maccabi Haifa) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-441W03L13L04L21W01L30W03L11D41WH·IRO12/04A·BEI19/04H·MAC25/04A·HAP29/04A·HAP02/05H·HAP06/05H·BEI09/05A·MAC13/05H·HAP16/05H·HAP19/05
Avg total
3.3
Avg scored
1.5
Avg conceded
1.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.701.402.201.271.201.53
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (6)1.001.501.671.670.331.33
vs Weaker (24)1.881.382.331.171.421.58
Clean sheet %27% (-1pp vs league)
This opponent (Hapoel Beer Sheva) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%11%17%22%5%011%122%222%318%411%511%6+
The model estimates around 3.2 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 3 (22%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
83.9%
Under 1.5
16.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
62.3%
Under 2.5
37.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
40.0%
Under 3.5
60.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
57.2%
No
42.8%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
2-1
9.9%
2-0
9.8%
1-1
9.8%
1-0
8.0%
3-1
7.3%
3-0
7.3%
2-2
4.9%
0-0
4.9%
Hapoel Beer Sheva goals ↓
Maccabi Haifa goals →
01234
04.9%3.1%2.0%0.7%0.2%
18.0%9.8%4.5%1.5%0.4%
29.8%9.9%4.9%1.6%0.4%
37.3%7.3%3.6%1.2%0.3%
44.0%4.0%2.0%0.7%0.2%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Hapoel Beer Sheva goals (down), columns = Maccabi Haifa goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Hapoel Beer Sheva
2.19
Beitar Jerusalem
2.11
Maccabi Tel Aviv
1.80
Hapoel Tel Aviv
1.77
Maccabi Haifa
1.53
Maccabi Netanya
1.45
Ironi Tiberias
1.33
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
1.21
Hapoel Petah Tikva
1.11
Hapoel Haifa
1.03
Bnei Sakhnin
1.03
Hapoel Katamon
0.94
Ashdod
0.85
Maccabi Bnei Raina
0.67
Hapoel Beer Sheva is 0.67 points better than Maccabi Haifa in terms of average points per game (2.19 vs 1.53).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Hapoel Beer Sheva
2.19
Beitar Jerusalem
2.17
Maccabi Tel Aviv
2.06
Maccabi Haifa
1.83
Maccabi Netanya
1.79
Hapoel Tel Aviv
1.57
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
1.52
Ironi Tiberias
1.36
Hapoel Petah Tikva
1.33
Hapoel Haifa
1.18
Ashdod
1.15
Bnei Sakhnin
0.85
Maccabi Bnei Raina
0.79
Hapoel Katamon
0.79
Hapoel Beer Sheva is 0.36 goals better than Maccabi Haifa in terms of goals scored per game (2.19 vs 1.83).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Hapoel Tel Aviv
1.00
Hapoel Beer Sheva
1.06
Beitar Jerusalem
1.11
Hapoel Katamon
1.30
Maccabi Haifa
1.31
Maccabi Tel Aviv
1.31
Bnei Sakhnin
1.48
Hapoel Haifa
1.55
Hapoel Petah Tikva
1.58
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
1.61
Ironi Tiberias
1.70
Ashdod
1.88
Maccabi Netanya
1.91
Maccabi Bnei Raina
2.09
Hapoel Beer Sheva is 0.25 goals better than Maccabi Haifa in terms of goals conceded per game (1.06 vs 1.31).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
Hapoel Beer Sheva
60%
Beitar Jerusalem
57%
Maccabi Haifa
54%
Maccabi Tel Aviv
53%
Maccabi Netanya
50%
Hapoel Tel Aviv
47%
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
47%
Ashdod
46%
Hapoel Haifa
43%
Bnei Sakhnin
39%
Hapoel Beer Sheva is 5.9 percentage points better than Maccabi Haifa in terms of average possession (60% vs 54%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva

For 5.3 · Against 4.0 · Total 9.3

🚩 Corners

160945231532648321088731374821011121610H·MACA·HAPA·BEIA·MACH·HAPA·MACH·BEIA·MACH·HAPA·ASH
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 1.9 · Against 3.1 · Total 5.0

🟨 Cards

9022131113223436234434424479547H·MACA·HAPA·BEIA·MACH·HAPA·MACH·BEIA·MACH·HAPA·ASH
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 14.7 · Against 14.1 · Total 28.8

⚠️ Fouls

38012141911191311162315111116161514121691526303227382232292824H·MACA·HAPA·BEIA·MACH·HAPA·MACH·BEIA·MACH·HAPA·ASH
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa

For 4.5 · Against 2.5 · Total 7.0

🚩 Corners

16043225135162313310691746818461610H·HAPA·MACH·BEIH·HAPA·HAPH·MACA·BEIH·IROA·HAPH·BNE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.0 · Against 2.1 · Total 4.1

🟨 Cards

6033222331112411135126454262462H·HAPA·MACH·BEIH·HAPA·HAPH·MACA·BEIH·IROA·HAPH·BNE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 13.0 · Against 11.9 · Total 24.9

⚠️ Fouls

3101472011121316111612101871413171379921312527282821302018H·HAPA·MACH·BEIH·HAPA·HAPH·MACA·BEIH·IROA·HAPH·BNE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)9.59.69.33.94.03.729.329.229.4
vs Stronger (0)---------
vs Similar (15)10.610.810.44.54.74.430.529.631.4
vs Weaker (35)9.09.18.83.63.83.428.829.128.5
% over line47%50%44%58%58%58%91%88%94%
% under line53%50%56%42%42%42%9%12%6%
This opponent (Maccabi Haifa) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)8.48.38.63.53.43.727.127.127.0
vs Stronger (0)---------
vs Similar (13)8.99.78.04.54.74.329.729.330.2
vs Weaker (37)8.27.68.83.22.93.425.826.025.5
% over line35%28%44%52%58%46%82%83%81%
% under line65%72%56%48%42%54%18%17%19%
This opponent (Hapoel Beer Sheva) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
Bnei Sakhnin
9.6
Hapoel Beer Sheva
9.4
Hapoel Tel Aviv
9.2
Maccabi Tel Aviv
9.1
Hapoel Haifa
9.0
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
8.9
Ashdod
8.8
Beitar Jerusalem
8.7
Maccabi Netanya
8.7
Maccabi Haifa
8.1

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
Maccabi Netanya
6.1
Hapoel Tel Aviv
5.6
Hapoel Beer Sheva
5.6
Hapoel Haifa
5.5
Beitar Jerusalem
5.4
Maccabi Haifa
5.2
Ashdod
5.0
Maccabi Tel Aviv
5.0
Bnei Sakhnin
4.8
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
4.7

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
Maccabi Tel Aviv
28.7
Hapoel Beer Sheva
28.1
Beitar Jerusalem
27.7
Maccabi Haifa
27.4
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
26.8
Hapoel Tel Aviv
26.0
Hapoel Haifa
25.9
Ashdod
25.3
Maccabi Netanya
25.1
Bnei Sakhnin
25.0
Corners O/U 9.5Actual: Under
Over 9.5
38.0%
Under 9.5
62.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5
Over 3.5
79.1%
Under 3.5
20.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5Actual: Over
Over 21.5
90.6%
Under 21.5
9.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.

🔢 6. Odd / Even

🥅 7. Home & Away Over/Under

⚖️ 8. Handicap

🔥 9. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Over 21.5 fouls90.6%-------✓ Hit
Over 1.583.9%-------✓ Hit
Over 3.5 cards79.1%--------

💰 10. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
MTA (38)
€46m
MH (46)
€30m
HBS (33)
€25m
BJ (39)
€20m
HTA (39)
€17m
MN (36)
€12m
HK (34)
€11m
HPT (36)
€9m
IKS (31)
€8m
ASH (42)
€8m
HH (40)
€7m
MBR (35)
€6m
IT (29)
€5m
BS (39)
€5m
Hapoel Beer Sheva's squad is €5m less valuable than Maccabi Haifa's (€25m vs €30m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
BJ (0)
€0m
BS (0)
€0m
HBS (0)
€0m
HH (0)
€0m
HK (0)
€0m
HTA (0)
€0m
IKS (0)
€0m
IT (0)
€0m
MH (0)
€0m
MN (0)
€0m
MTA (0)
€0m
HPT (0)
€0m
ASH (0)
€0m
MBR (0)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
BJ (0)
€0m
BS (0)
€0m
HBS (0)
€0m
HH (0)
€0m
HK (0)
€0m
HTA (0)
€0m
IKS (0)
€0m
IT (0)
€0m
MH (0)
€0m
MN (0)
€0m
MTA (0)
€0m
HPT (0)
€0m
ASH (0)
€0m
MBR (0)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
BJ (0)
€0m
BS (0)
€0m
HBS (0)
€0m
HH (0)
€0m
HK (0)
€0m
HTA (0)
€0m
IKS (0)
€0m
IT (0)
€0m
MH (0)
€0m
MN (0)
€0m
MTA (0)
€0m
HPT (0)
€0m
ASH (0)
€0m
MBR (0)
€0m
No squad-value data to compare these two teams.

🤝 11. Games History

Head-to-head

Hapoel Beer Sheva vs Maccabi Haifa · H/A from HBS
DateH/AGameScore
06/05/26AMaccabi Haifa Vs HBS0-1
10/01/26HHBS Vs Maccabi Haifa0-0
29/09/25AMaccabi Haifa Vs HBS0-1
12/05/25HHBS Vs Maccabi Haifa4-1
07/04/25AMaccabi Haifa Vs HBS0-3
03/03/25HHBS Vs Maccabi Haifa3-3
04/12/24AMaccabi Haifa Vs HBS0-2
21/05/24HHBS Vs Maccabi Haifa1-4

Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
19/05/26HHBS Vs Maccabi Tel Aviv4-2
15/05/26AHapoel Tel Aviv Vs HBS0-2
12/05/26ABeitar Jerusalem Vs HBS1-1
09/05/26AHapoel Petah Tikva Vs HBS2-4
06/05/26AMaccabi Haifa Vs HBS0-1
02/05/26HHBS Vs Hapoel Tel Aviv2-0
28/04/26AMaccabi Tel Aviv Vs HBS1-0
25/04/26HHBS Vs Beitar Jerusalem2-2
18/04/26HHBS Vs Hapoel Petah Tikva3-0
12/04/26AMaccabi Tel Aviv Vs HBS1-3

Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
19/05/26HMH Vs Hapoel Tel Aviv4-1
16/05/26HMH Vs Hapoel Petah Tikva1-1
13/05/26AMaccabi Tel Aviv Vs MH3-0
09/05/26HMH Vs Beitar Jerusalem3-0
06/05/26HMH Vs Hapoel Beer Sheva0-1
02/05/26AHapoel Petah Tikva Vs MH1-2
29/04/26AHapoel Tel Aviv Vs MH4-0
25/04/26HMH Vs Maccabi Tel Aviv1-3
19/04/26ABeitar Jerusalem Vs MH3-0
12/04/26HMH Vs Ironi Kiryat Shmona4-1

📊 12. Overall Statistics

Hapoel Beer Sheva
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Israel: Ligat Ha'al
Recent: 7 Wins / 2 Draws / 1 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWWDWW2.06
HomeDWDWW2.29
AwayLWWDW1.85
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %60%67%54%
AVG goals2.923.082.77
Over 1.5 %76%79%73%
Over 2.5 %52%58%46%
Over 3.5 %34%46%23%
Scored2.022.291.77
Conceded0.900.791.00
BTTS54%54%54%
Clean Sheet38%46%31%
Corners9.479.629.31
Cards5.685.715.65
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa
Israel: Ligat Ha'al
Recent: 4 Wins / 1 Draws / 5 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLWLDW1.46
HomeLLWDW1.50
AwayLLLWL1.42
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %40%46%33%
AVG goals3.063.462.62
Over 1.5 %82%85%79%
Over 2.5 %60%73%46%
Over 3.5 %38%46%29%
Scored1.621.961.25
Conceded1.441.501.38
BTTS52%54%50%
Clean Sheet28%23%33%
Corners8.418.288.56
Cards5.184.895.50

🏆 13. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva3679
67%
2.2
7938+41
3.2
78%
56%
39%
10.0
58%
5.8
88%
28.7
92%
25
0002.21.1
60%
2Beitar JerusalemBeitar Jerusalem3676
61%
2.1
7840+38
3.3
78%
64%
39%
8.8
42%
6.0
85%
29.1
88%
20
0002.21.1
57%
3Maccabi Tel AvivMaccabi Tel Aviv3563
51%
1.8
7246+26
3.4
83%
69%
54%
9.4
44%
5.6
96%
30.3
100%
46
0002.11.3
53%
4Hapoel Tel AvivHapoel Tel Aviv3562
51%
1.8
5535+20
2.6
71%
43%
29%
8.5
36%
6.1
80%
29.9
92%
17
0001.61.0
47%
5Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa3655
42%
1.5
6647+19
3.1
81%
61%
44%
8.7
38%
5.1
80%
26.7
81%
30
0001.81.3
54%
6Maccabi NetanyaMaccabi Netanya3348
42%
1.5
5963-4
3.7
91%
67%
45%
9.0
27%
6.4
91%
26.0
77%
12
0001.81.9
50%
7Ironi TiberiasIroni Tiberias3344
36%
1.3
4556-11
3.1
85%
45%
36%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
0001.41.7
-
8Ironi Kiryat ShmonaIroni Kiryat Shmona3340
33%
1.2
5053-3
3.1
82%
64%
45%
8.3
32%
5.0
73%
27.3
82%
8
0001.51.6
47%
9Hapoel Petah TikvaHapoel Petah Tikva3640
25%
1.1
4857-9
2.9
75%
56%
44%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
9
0001.31.6
-
10Hapoel HaifaHapoel Haifa3334
24%
1.0
3951-12
2.7
73%
42%
30%
9.8
45%
5.5
91%
27.0
82%
7
0001.21.5
43%
11Bnei SakhninBnei Sakhnin3334
24%
1.0
2849-21
2.3
76%
45%
18%
9.3
36%
4.7
77%
25.2
64%
5
0000.81.5
39%
12Hapoel KatamonHapoel Katamon3331
21%
0.9
2643-17
2.1
61%
39%
18%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
11
0000.81.3
-
13AshdodAshdod3328
18%
0.8
3862-24
3.0
82%
58%
33%
8.7
32%
5.6
77%
27.8
86%
8
0001.21.9
46%
14Maccabi Bnei RainaMaccabi Bnei Raina3322
18%
0.7
2669-43
2.9
76%
58%
42%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
6
0000.82.1
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Israel: Ligat Ha'al 2025/26 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Israel: Ligat Ha'al stats & trends →

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