Hapoel Tel Aviv vs B. JerusalemPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Bloomfield opens the season with Hapoel Tel Aviv against Beitar Jerusalem, the table still to be built. The hosts come off a European summer: 2-0 at home and 1-2 in Poland against GKS Katowice, 2-0 and 2-2 with Ludogorets, plus a 2-1 in the Toto Cup away at Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Beitar drew 3-3 at Ramat Gan in their latest outing and in Europe answered a 1-2 home loss to Austria Vienna by winning the return 2-1, after a 2-3 with AEK Larnaca and a 1-0 earned in Cyprus. Six previous meetings show three Beitar wins, one for Hapoel and two draws, with at least two goals in total on four of those nights. 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.