Hapoel Be`er Sheva FC v Maccabi Tel Aviv prediction

What to expect

Hapoel Be’er Sheva host Maccabi Tel Aviv in a Ligat ha’Al clash on 7 September 2026. The hosts sit lower in the table while the visitors sit top of the 14-team league with nine points from three games and a +7 goal difference. Maccabi Tel Aviv are three points clear of the next team, Maccabi Petach Tikva. A win for the champions would keep them on course for the title, while Be’er Sheva will be looking to close the gap and climb the table.

Be’er Sheva have not been mentioned in the recent results list, so we cannot detail their form. Their position in the table suggests they are not leading the pack, but the match will be a chance for them to prove they can challenge the leaders on their own ground.

Maccabi Tel Aviv have had a mixed run in their last eight games, three wins, one draw and four defeats. The most recent results, newest first, are a 3-1 win over Maccabi Haifa at home, a 1-1 draw with Lugano at home, a 1-0 loss to FC Porto at home, a 3-1 loss to Bodo/Glimt away, a 2-1 win over Rīgas FS at home and a 3-1 win at Beşiktaş away. On the road in their last three trips they have one win and two losses. In those eight games they have scored 11 goals and let in 15, failing to find the net in two matches. Six of the games featured three or more goals and both sides scored in six of them, pointing to open, attacking affairs.

We back Maccabi Tel Aviv to win. The numbers give them an average of 2.5 goals compared with 0.9 for the hosts, and our own reading puts them at about a 70 % chance of victory. The price of 2.75 is longer than we think the game is worth, so it looks attractive. For the pick to go wrong, Be’er Sheva would need to keep a clean sheet and score at least once, while Tel Aviv would have to be shut out or concede enough to lose. If that happens, the upset would be costly, but the odds favor the visitors.