Beitar Jerusalem FC vs Maccabi Tel Aviv FC
Match details. Premier League, Regular Season - 7. Kick-off is Mon 19 Oct, 18:30 Lagos time. It is played at Taddi Malcha, Jerusalem.
What's at stake. Beitar Jerusalem FC are 5th on 12 points after 6 games, 1 point behind Hapoel Beer Sheva, 3 points clear of Maccabi Netanya. A win would take them above Hapoel Beer Sheva. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC are 2nd on 16 points after 6 games, 2 points behind Maccabi Haifa, level on points with Hapoel Tel Aviv. A win would take them above Maccabi Haifa.
Form. Beitar Jerusalem FC have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last ten, 1.6 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W L. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC have won seven, drawn two and lost one of their last ten, 2.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W W W W.
The numbers. Beitar Jerusalem FC score 1.8 and concede 2.2 a game in their last five at home, with no clean sheets. Beitar Jerusalem FC average 14.9 shots (6.1 on target), 4.5 corners and 3.5 cards a game, with 59% of the ball. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC score 2.7 and concede 1.2 a game in their last six away, with one clean sheet. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC average 11.7 shots (6.0 on target), 4.4 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 58% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings Beitar Jerusalem FC have won five, drawn two and lost three. Six of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in six. In the last four, Beitar Jerusalem FC won three and one was drawn. The last time they met, on 16 May 2026, it finished Beitar Jerusalem FC 2-1 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Beitar Jerusalem FC had 12 shots to 16, 56% of the ball, three yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. Maccabi Tel Aviv FC are the form side, but the meetings favour Beitar Jerusalem FC: in the last ten meetings, Beitar Jerusalem FC won five, Maccabi Tel Aviv FC won three and two were drawn.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Form and the meetings point different ways, so I back neither side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 83%. Six of the last ten meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: Over 1.5 Goals at 1.12, 78% on the records (Beitar Jerusalem FC: over 1.5 goals in 5 of 6; Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: over 1.5 goals in 5 of 6). Backup: Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Over 0.5 Goals at 1.12. It often rescues the bet, but it is no guarantee. Leave: Beitar Jerusalem FC or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); Maccabi Tel Aviv FC or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); 2nd Half - Over/Under: Over 1.5 (the signs point different ways). Predicted score: Beitar Jerusalem FC 1-2 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).