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UEFA Champions League 26/27, Playoff round · 25 Aug 2026

Sabah FK 3–2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jul 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 0.8
Actual xG
–
Goals
3 – 2

Footybot made Sabah FK favourites at 59%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Aleksey Isayev, 85.4 in 57′.

Well above their usual level: Aleksey Isayev +38.0, Tymoteusz Puchacz +20.1, Joy Lance Mickels +17.5.

Well below it: Eliel Peretz −22.6, Stas Pokatilov −18.8, Akim Zedadka −9.9.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sabah FK

19 Aug 2026L 1–2at Hapoel Be'er Sheva Champions League
11 Aug 2026W 4–0v AGF Champions League
5 Aug 2026L 1–2at AGF Champions League
28 Jul 2026W 2–0at Kuopion Palloseura Champions League
21 Jul 2026W 1–0v Kuopion Palloseura Champions League

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

19 Aug 2026W 2–1v Sabah FK Champions League
11 Aug 2026W 2–0at FK Crvena zvezda Champions League
4 Aug 2026W 1–0v FK Crvena zvezda Champions League
29 Jul 2026W 2–0v Víkingur Reykjavík Champions League
21 Jul 2026L 1–2at Víkingur Reykjavík Champions League

Head to head

19 Aug 2026Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 Sabah FK Champions League

Sabah FK

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Aleksey Isayev Midfielder5702–85.4+38.0
Patrick Orphe M'Bina Forward5711–63.1–
Tellur Mutallimov Defender3310–61.9–
Joy Lance Mickels Forward12010–59.4+17.5
Tymoteusz Puchacz Defender9001–55.9+20.1
Abdulakh Khaybulaev Midfielder3300–55.3–
Umarali Rakhmonaliev Midfielder8010–49.0+6.0
Veljko Simić Midfielder8700–46.5+5.3
Ivan Lepinjica Midfielder12000–45.9+9.0
Xander Severina Midfielder4000–43.5–
Steve Solvet Defender12000–42.8−4.5
Rahman Dashdamirov Defender12000–41.7+0.0
Christian Nwachukwu Midfielder6310–41.1–
Kaheem Parris Midfielder6300–39.6–
Akim Zedadka Defender8700–37.2−9.9
Aden McCarthy Defender3000–35.4–
Stas Pokatilov Goalkeeper12000–32.3−18.8

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Miguel Vítor Defender4500–77.7–
Javon East Forward7800–59.7–
Zahi Ahmed Forward12000–50.2–
Niv Yehoshua Midfielder7300–47.3–
Mohamad Abu Rumi Forward8500–46.8–
Itay Rotman Defender10100–46.8–
Pedro Amador Defender12000–45.5−0.3
Matan Baltaxa Defender4200–44.3–
Ofir Marciano Goalkeeper12000–41.2–
Yonas Malede Forward4200–39.6–
Eliel Peretz Midfielder11700–38.8−22.6
Lucas Ventura Midfielder12000–37.9–
Ofir Davidzada Defender1900–34.8–
Igor Zlatanović Forward3510–34.5–
Guy Mizrahi Defender7810–33.3–
Djibril Diop Defender5500–28.3–