Sabah FA have won all 3 of their home matches this campaign without conceding a single goal, averaging 2.3 goals scored per home fixture. While Hapoel Beer Sheva hold a 2-1 aggregate cushion from the first leg, Sabah's defensive stability at home gives them a high probability of avoiding defeat in normal time.
Sabah FA vs Hapoel Beer Sheva prediction
- Round
- Play-offs
- Venue
- Tofiq Bəhramov, Baku
- Referee
- Istvan Kovacs, Romania
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Recent form
Last 5 matches · 4W-1D-0L · +11 goal difference
Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +3 goal difference
Our verdict
BetGenius backs Sabah FA or Draw (Double Chance) at 75% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.
Match preview
Sabah FA host Hapoel Beer Sheva in the return leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifying tie, looking to overturn a 2-1 deficit suffered in the reverse fixture. The Azerbaijani side has been formidable on home turf, maintaining a flawless record across 3 home matches with 7 goals scored and none conceded.
Hapoel Beer Sheva arrive defending their narrow first-leg advantage. The Israeli outfit has shown solid continental form with 4 wins from 5 matches overall, scoring 8 goals and conceding just 3. However, having already tasted defeat on the road in recent domestic action, they will be wary of Sabah's clinical home momentum.
Key factors
- Sabah FA have won all 3 home matches this season, scoring 7 goals with 0 conceded.
- Hapoel Beer Sheva hold a 2-1 aggregate advantage from the first meeting on 2026-08-19.
- Sabah FA have not failed to score in any of their 7 matches across all competitions this season.
- Hapoel Beer Sheva have scored in all 5 competitive matches played this season.
- Sabah FA are missing K. Aliyev and S. Solvet through injury, while Hapoel Beer Sheva are without D. Biton and Joao Victor.
Team news
Sabah FA
- K. AliyevHamstring Injury
Team news last updated Sep 10 (44 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.
Hapoel Beer Sheva
- D. BitonHeart Problems
- Lucas VenturaMuscle Injury
- I. NachmiasInjury
- Y. StoyanovOff the roster
- Joao VictorInactive
Statistical comparison
Key players this season
Sabah FA
- J. Mickels4G
- T. Puchacz4A
- A. Isaev3A
League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.
Head-to-head
- 0
- Sabah FA
- 0
- Draws
- 1
- Hapoel Beer Sheva
Hapoel Beer Sheva have won 1 of the last 1 meeting.
- 2026-08-19Hapoel Beer Sheva2-1Sabah FA
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