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Round
Play-offs
Venue
Tofiq Bəhramov, Baku
Referee
Istvan Kovacs, Romania
Form

Recent form

Sabah FA
88Excellent

Last 5 matches · 4W-1D-0L · +11 goal difference

Hapoel Beer Sheva
67Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +3 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Sabah FA or Draw

BetGenius backs Sabah FA or Draw (Double Chance) at 75% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

75%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

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.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Sabah FA have won all 3 home matches this season, scoring 7 goals with 0 conceded.
  2. Hapoel Beer Sheva hold a 2-1 aggregate advantage from the first meeting on 2026-08-19.
  3. Sabah FA have not failed to score in any of their 7 matches across all competitions this season.
  4. Hapoel Beer Sheva have scored in all 5 competitive matches played this season.
  5. Sabah FA are missing K. Aliyev and S. Solvet through injury, while Hapoel Beer Sheva are without D. Biton and Joao Victor.
Availability

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
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Sabah FA at homeHapoel Beer Sheva away
5
Played
1
5-0-0
W-D-L
0-0-1
2.8
Scored /game
—
0.4
Conceded /game
—
80%
Clean sheets
—
0%
Failed to score
—
20%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
40%
Players

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.

History

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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Our record in UEFA Champions League

60%80 won from 133 settled predictions

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Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Sabah FA or Draw
75%
Confidence

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.

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Published August 23, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.