Bnei Sakhnin will be hoping for a better result following the 3-1 Ligat HaAl defeat in their last game at the hands of Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Dan Biton (15') and Eliel Peretz (45') scored for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
It’s not been often in recent times that Bnei Sakhnin have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Bnei Sakhnin have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 9 goals along the way.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Bnei Sakhnin:
In the game prior to this, Maccabi Tel Aviv drew 0-0 in the Europa League tie with PAOK.
In that match, Maccabi Tel Aviv had 45% possession and 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. PAOK got 18 attempts on goal with 5 on target.
A sequence of accomplished displays by the Maccabi Tel Aviv defence has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded standing at 3 from their last 6 fixtures in total. In that period, their own attack force has managed to score 14. That kind of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward here, however.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Maccabi Tel Aviv:
Looking at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 10/12/2023 shows that these encounters have been miserable for Bnei Sakhnin. They’ve not been able to register any wins whatsoever while Maccabi Tel Aviv have just been too good for them, getting wins in 67 per cent of those matches played.
19 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 5 of them for Bnei Sakhnin and 14 coming from The Yellows. That’s an average goals per game of 3.17.
The previous league clash between these clubs was Ligat HaAl match day 23 on 16/02/2025 when it finished Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 Bnei Sakhnin.
We feel that in this game, Bnei Sakhnin should get enough chances to find the back of the net against this Maccabi Tel Aviv outfit, but one goal possibly won’t be enough to prevent defeat.
Our selection here is for a narrow 1-2 advantage for Maccabi Tel Aviv after 90 minutes.