Maccabi Haifa (0) - Hapoel Beer Sheva (0) Last year 0-1 of Hapoel Beer Sheva in Haifa against Maccabi, was the first double of the last 20 years and just the second (with the same score) in the history of both teams. Based on the overall results with Maccabi at home (17-5-2), Haifa can easily be described as the black hole of Beer Sheva!
For the second year in a row, the Israeli champions failed to enter the Champions League groups as they lost 1-0 to Slovenia in the middle of the week against Maribor (2-1 in the first game). Earlier, in the league premiere, Barack Bashar's team escaped (!) With a draw (1-1) at home of, by the newly enlightened Netanya. So if "the good day from the morning seems", then the signs are auspicious for the champions who today are called to survive in the black hole of their history!
As for Maccabi Haifa, it also started the league wrong with an away defeat (2-0 by Bnei Euda), but we can well say that he committed suicide. He had opportunities to take the lead, in 74 'he conceded 1-0 due to a mistake by the goalkeeper, while in 87' he lost a penalty for 1-1. In the crowded and hot Sami Ofer, I will trust the hosts, at least not to lose
