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Matchday Regular Season - 2Sunday, 31 August 2025 at 17:30
BEI — #2
Beitar Jerusalem
Beitar Jerusalem
0-0
Full time
vs
Maccabi Haifa
MAC — #5
Maccabi Haifa
Form — last 5
LDWDD
Form — last 5
WLDWW
Current group table

Group Premier League , Championship Round standings

#TeamPGDPts
1Hapoel Beer Sheva36+4179
2Beitar Jerusalem36+3876
3Maccabi Tel Aviv36+2966
4Hapoel Tel Aviv36+1760
5Maccabi Haifa36+1955
6Hapoel Petah Tikva36-940
Injuries & suspensions

Team news

  • #14
    K. GorréFWD
    Muscle bruise · Missing Fixture
    OUT
  • #53
    L. KasaMID
    Jumpers knee · Missing Fixture
    OUT
  • #18
    G. MelamedFWD
    Hamstring Injury · Missing Fixture
    OUT
Significant absences — replacement vs direct opponent

Matchup analysis

Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifaabsence impact
Neutral0.00
L. Kasa
#53 · MID
OUT
Goals/90
0.00
Assists/90
0.00
Key passes/90
0.00
Dribbles/90
0.00
Shots/90
—
Pass %
—
B. Manuel
#14 · MID
INProjected
Goals/90
0.21
Assists/90
0.43
Key passes/90
2.35
Dribbles/90
1.49
Shots/90
1.92
Pass %
85%
vs direct opponent
#29
A. MendyDEF · BEI
Tackles/90 0.94Duels won 63.6%Interceptions/90 1.41

B. Manuel likely replaces L. Kasa (Jumpers knee). L. Kasa's own season sample is too small to assess impact reliably.

Maccabi HaifaK. GorréOUTK. Gorré is unavailable (out: Muscle bruise).Impact unknown
Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifaabsence impact
Upgrade+1.77
G. Melamed
#18 · FWD
OUT
Goals/90
0.95
Assists/90
0.09
Key passes/90
0.61
Dribbles/90
0.61
Shots/90
2.25
Pass %
81%
N. Gabay
#39 · FWD
INProjected
Goals/90
1.78
Assists/90
0.89
Key passes/90
0.89
Dribbles/90
0.89
Shots/90
1.78
Pass %
81%
vs direct opponent
#44
L. GadraniDEF · BEI
Tackles/90 1.59Duels won 61.1%Interceptions/90 2.18

N. Gabay likely replaces G. Melamed (Hamstring Injury). Faces L. Gadrani (duels won 61.1%, tackles/90 1.59). This may actually boost attacking output in this position.

AI prediction report

Analyst verdict

AI Prediction Report
Generated —
Predicted result
Draw1-1
ModelBEI 32%·D 30%·38% MAC
Model confidence48%
Key factors
  • Maccabi Haifa's superior recent form (WLDWW) and significantly better scoring average (2.6 goals/game vs Beitar's 0.8) give them a clear attacking edge heading into this fixture
  • Beitar Jerusalem's poor attacking output (0.8 goals/game) and weak defensive record (1.2 conceded/game) raise serious concerns about their ability to compete at home against a high-scoring opponent
  • Head-to-head history over the last 10 meetings is closely contested with no dominant side — results swing both ways, though the most recent meeting was a heavy 3-0 Maccabi Haifa win
  • Maccabi Haifa's injury absences are notable: Gorré and Melamed are both out from the forward line, with Grimberg's replacement of Melamed representing a drop in attacking quality against Beitar's left flank
  • Standings are seeding placeholders (0 games played) and carry no performance weight — the quality gap is instead inferred from form and H2H, which points modestly toward Maccabi Haifa being the stronger side currently
Analyst reasoning

Maccabi Haifa enter this fixture in significantly better form and with far superior goal-scoring output, making them slight favourites despite being the away side. However, Beitar have shown resilience in this fixture historically and will benefit from home support at Teddy Stadium, while Maccabi's attacking injuries — particularly the loss of Melamed — reduce their forward threat marginally. The combination of Beitar's defensive frailty and Maccabi's depleted but still potent attack, alongside a competitive H2H record, points toward a closely contested match that could realistically end level, though Maccabi Haifa are marginally favoured to take all three points.