Both teams feature strong offensive numbers – Beitar score two per home game and Maccabi net 3.7 away – while their defensive records are modest. The ten‑match head‑to‑head sample averages 3.4 goals, with BTTS in 60 % of games and over 2.5 goals in the same proportion. Recent form reinforces the expectation of goals, as Maccabi have scored in each of their last five league outings and Beitar have kept clean sheets in two of their last six. These factors collectively point to a greater than half chance of the match exceeding 2.5 goals.
Beitar Jerusalem vs Maccabi Tel Aviv prediction
- Round
- Regular Season - 7
- Venue
- Taddi Malcha, Jerusalem
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Recent form
Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +5 goal difference
Last 5 matches · 4W-1D-0L · +9 goal difference
Our verdict
BetGenius backs Over 2.5 Goals (Total Goals) at 65% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.
Match preview
Beitar Jerusalem have found recent momentum at home, winning four of their last six fixtures and scoring an average of two goals per game at Teddy Stadium. Their defence, however, concedes just as many, with a goals‑against average of two and only two clean sheets overall.
Maccabi Tel Aviv sit second in the table with a superior goal difference and a prolific away attack that averages 3.7 goals per match. They have not lost in five league games and their recent form shows four wins and a draw, while they have kept a clean sheet at home in only one of six matches.
Head‑to‑head meetings have produced an average of 3.4 goals per game, with both sides finding the net in six of the last ten encounters. The overall BTTS percentage stands at 60 % and over 2.5 goals has occurred in 60 % of those matches, indicating a tendency for open, high‑scoring affairs.
Key factors
- Maccabi Tel Aviv average 3.7 away goals per game, the highest in the league
- Beitar Jerusalem concede two goals per game at home
- Head‑to‑head average 3.4 goals, BTTS 60 % and over 2.5 goals 60 %
- Both sides have recent attacking runs – Maccabi five unbeaten, Beitar four wins in last six
Statistical comparison
Combined scoring rate: 5.7 goals per game (Beitar Jerusalem at home plus Maccabi Tel Aviv away).
Key players this season
Beitar Jerusalem
- O. Atzili3G · 2A
- T. Yosefi4A
- Y. Shua3A
Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Dor Peretz5G
- Hélio Varela2A
League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.
Table context
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi HaifaPromotion - Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group) | 7 | +9 | 18 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel AvivPromotion - Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group) | 7 | +12 | 17 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel AvivPromotion - Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group) | 7 | +10 | 16 |
| 4 | Hapoel Beer ShevaPromotion - Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group) | 7 | +4 | 16 |
| 5 | Beitar JerusalemPromotion - Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group) | 7 | +2 | 13 |
| 6 | Maccabi NetanyaPromotion - Ligat ha'Al (Championship Group) | 7 | +1 | 9 |
| 7 | Hapoel HaifaLigat ha'Al (Relegation Group) | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Bnei SakhninLigat ha'Al (Relegation Group) | 7 | -1 | 8 |
Head-to-head
- 5
- Beitar Jerusalem
- 2
- Draws
- 2
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
Beitar Jerusalem have won 5 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 3.7 goals a game, both teams scored in 67% of them.
- 2026-05-16Maccabi Tel Aviv1-2Beitar Jerusalem
- 2026-05-02Beitar Jerusalem4-2Maccabi Tel Aviv
- 2026-02-16Beitar Jerusalem0-0Maccabi Tel Aviv
- 2025-11-09Maccabi Tel Aviv2-6Beitar Jerusalem
- 2025-05-24Maccabi Tel Aviv5-0Beitar Jerusalem
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