Hapoel Haifa vs Hapoel Tel AvivPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Tel Aviv open their Ligat ha'Al campaign without a league match yet played, so the picture comes from summer friendlies and cup football. Haifa arrive on a strong run in the Toto Cup: four wins in their last five outings, including a 4-0 win over Hapoel Beer Sheva in their most recent test, with their only setback coming against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Tel Aviv, meanwhile, went through a two-legged European tie with Atalanta in the Conference League, losing one leg and drawing the other goalless, after splitting results with GKS Katowice in an earlier round. In the head-to-head history, the standout is a 3-3 draw in Haifa last January, preceded by a 1-0 win for Tel Aviv in the previous year's meeting. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.