On Thursday evening, Hapoel Be’er Sheva host Motherwell in the third qualifying round of the Europa League, in a game that both teams will be hopeful of winning.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva have made a decent start to the season, although they have won one and lost one of their league games.
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The Israeli team have won four of their last five games in all competitions, scoring at least two goals in three of their last four competitive matches.
The home team have beaten Dinamo Batumi 3-0 and Albanian team Laci 2-1 in the previous rounds of the Europa League. Despite good results in the competition this season, Hapoel have been inconsistent of late in the competition, winning four of their last seven games.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva have been strong on home soil of late in the Europa League, winning four of their last five matches in the competition. They have also scored at least two goals in three of their last four home games in the Europa League.
Motherwell have had a mixed start to their domestic campaign, having picked up eight points in their opening eight league games. The visitors recorded a 5-1 win over Glentoran in the first round of the competition but needed penalty kicks to see off Coleraine in the second qualifying round.
This seasons results may have been good, but they had failed to win in their previous eight games in the Europa League. Their recent matches in the competition have been relatively high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in their previous four outings.
Motherwell have failed to win in six away games over 90 minutes in the Europa League. The Scottish team have also kept just one clean sheet in their last nine matches.
Forebet predicts that Hapoel Be’er Sheva will record a victory in a low-scoring encounter to book their place in the Europa League play-off round.