Hapoel Beer Sheva – OFI

Recent form · Written before the match

Hapoel Beer Sheva lost 0-4 at Union Saint-Gilloise on 22 October and 1-2 at AZ on 15 October, after a 0-0 against Dinamo Zagreb on 16 September. OFI beat PAOK 2-1 on 25 October, but also lost 0-2 against Leverkusen on 22 October and 1-2 at Rennes on 15 October; they had won 4-3 at Kalamata on 18 October.

This series remains partial: the last five matches are not homogeneous, rest and travel are not verified together, and no reliable comparison of xG, shots or pressing is retained.

Head-to-head · Written before the match

The UEFA profile indicates that there has been no previous meeting between Hapoel Beer Sheva and OFI Crete. There is therefore no documented recent score between these two teams to report.

The absence of direct precedent avoids a historical signal, but does not inform about their current matchup.

Absences and returns

Une source spécialisée reported on 30 October that Itay Rotman and Guy Mizrahi were doubtful, Lucas Ventura and Idan Nachmias injured, and Dan Biton unavailable for Hapoel Beer Sheva. For OFI, Emmanouil Chnaris, Nikos Christogeorgos, Aaron Iseka and Nikos Marinakis were reported unavailable.

These elements are not confirmed by a club medical statement; the final status and any suspensions remain unknown.

Context & news

The scenario favourable to Hapoel relies on a cautious and direct approach that could exploit OFI's losses in transition, after the four goals conceded at Kalamata and the two against Leverkusen. However, Hapoel arrives after a 0-4 against Union Saint-Gilloise and has scored only one goal in its three listed European matches.

The scenario favourable to OFI is based on its 2-1 win against PAOK and its recent ability to score at Kalamata and at Rennes, but its away performances remain irregular. The neutral ground in Bucharest greatly reduces the advantage associated with Hapoel, designated as the home team.

Lineups and squad

The official line-ups are not published. The starting goalkeeper, UEFA suspensions and available starters remain to be confirmed; aggregator line-ups do not constitute confirmation.