Sabah vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva prediction: expert analysis, possible lineups, August 25, 2026
Champions League
In the Champions League qualification final on August 25, 2026, Sabah and Hapoel Be'er Sheva will play the return leg. The hosts need a win.
Sabah vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva: Team News and Expert Analysis
The club from Baku was founded just nine years ago. In 2025, they claimed their first trophy, the national cup. The 2025/2026 season ended with a "golden double". Among other achievements, they took the championship from Qarabag, the main favorite in recent years. This allowed them to enter the qualification stage. Sabah have already successfully overcome New Saints (2-0 and 2-1), KuPS (1-0 and 2-0), and Aarhus—crushing the Danes 4-0 at home after an away 1-2 defeat.
The team from Be'er Sheva regained their league title last spring after an eight-year gap. The Israeli league is still in its off-season, but they have already played the Super Cup—where the players lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv. However, in qualification, they managed not only to eliminate Vikingur (2-0 after a 1-2 loss in Reykjavik), but also, quite unexpectedly, Red Star Belgrade, scoring three unanswered goals over two legs.
In the first meeting, the nominal away side opened the scoring. But the experience of their opponent made the difference. The Israelis managed to pull off a comeback win, 2-1.
Previous Matches: Sabah vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Last week, the clubs played each other for the first time.
The hosts may not reach the main round, but they are expected to win by any scoreline (odds – 1.86).
Sabah vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva: Key Statistics and Trends
- Sabah have won five out of seven qualification matches
- The club scored an average of 2.27 goals and conceded 0.76 per game
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won four out of five matches in the competition
- The team averaged 2.23 goals scored and conceded 0.96 per game
Sabah vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva: Probable Starting Lineups
Sabah use a 1-4-2-3-1 formation (probable lineup): Pokatilov – Pukhach, Dashdemirov, Solve, Zedadka – Lepinitsa, Rakhmonaliev – Simic, Isaev, Severina – Mikkels
Hapoel Be'er Sheva use a 1-4-3-3 formation (probable lineup): Marciano – Pedro Amador, Rotman, Vitor, Mizrahi – Peretz, Lucas Ventura, Yehoshua – Ahmed, Zlatanovic, Ist
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