Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Haifa

Maccabi Tel Aviv 6-2 Hapoel Haifa: Match Report

Maccabi Tel Aviv thrashed Hapoel Haifa 6-2 at Bloomfield Stadium in the Israel Ligat Ha'al on Saturday. It was 1-1 at the break.

Elad Madmon opened the scoring for Maccabi Tel Aviv on 15 minutes, set up by Noam Ben Harush. Arial Mendy levelled for Hapoel Haifa on 38 minutes. Mohamed Ali Camara put Maccabi Tel Aviv in front on 55 minutes, set up by James Tavernier. Dor Peretz made it 3-1 on 58 minutes, set up by Sagiv Yehezkel. Sagiv Yehezkel made it 4-1 on 62 minutes, set up by Elad Madmon. Alon Turgeman pulled one back for Hapoel Haifa on 72 minutes, set up by george diba. Mohamed Ali Camara made it 5-2 on 82 minutes, set up by Ido Shahar. Itamar Noy made it 6-2 on 88 minutes, set up by Osher Davida.

Maccabi Tel Aviv had 61% of the ball and 24 shots (9 on target) to Hapoel Haifa's 12 (5). Expected goals finished Maccabi Tel Aviv 3.43, Hapoel Haifa 0.65, so Maccabi Tel Aviv deserved the win.

There were 4 yellow cards.

Our tip, Over 1.5 Goals, won with 8 goals in the game.

Goals & cards

• 15' Elad Madmon Maccabi Tel Aviv · assist Noam Ben Harush
• 19' Ivan Kričak Hapoel Haifa · Yellow Card
• 38' Arial Mendy Hapoel Haifa
• 41' Sagiv Yehezkel Maccabi Tel Aviv · Yellow Card
• 47' Mohamed Ali Camara Maccabi Tel Aviv · Yellow Card
• 55' Mohamed Ali Camara Maccabi Tel Aviv · assist James Tavernier
• 58' Dor Peretz Maccabi Tel Aviv · assist Sagiv Yehezkel
• 62' Sagiv Yehezkel Maccabi Tel Aviv · assist Elad Madmon
• 72' Alon Turgeman Hapoel Haifa · assist george diba
• 79' Liran Rotman Hapoel Haifa · Yellow Card
• 82' Mohamed Ali Camara Maccabi Tel Aviv · assist Ido Shahar
• 88' Itamar Noy Maccabi Tel Aviv · assist Osher Davida

Match stats

Before the match

Maccabi Tel Aviv hosted Hapoel Haifa in the Israel Ligat Ha'al (matchday 8) on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 17:30 WAT at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv.

Maccabi Tel Aviv are 2nd in the table with 17 points from 7 games (5-2-0), while Hapoel Haifa sit 7th on 9 points. Maccabi Tel Aviv have a 8-point advantage. At home Maccabi Tel Aviv have won 2 of 3; Hapoel Haifa have won 0 of 3 on the road.

Maccabi Tel Aviv have three wins and two draws in their last 5 league games (W-W-W-D-D), averaging 2.0 goals scored and 0.6 conceded. Hapoel Haifa have two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 5 league games (D-W-L-W-L), averaging 1.4 goals scored and 1.4 conceded.

In their last 6 meetings Maccabi Tel Aviv have won 6, Hapoel Haifa 0, with 0 draws and an average of 3.7 goals per game. The most recent, in April 2026, finished Hapoel Haifa 1-4 Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Maccabi Tel Aviv average 2.6 goals scored and 0.9 conceded per game this season, with 2 clean sheets and 2 games without scoring, usually in a 4-1-4-1. Hapoel Haifa average 1.3 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game this season, with 1 clean sheet and 2 games without scoring, usually in a 4-2-3-1.

Players to watch: Dor Peretz leads Maccabi Tel Aviv's scoring with 5 goals and 1 assist; A. Turgeman leads Hapoel Haifa's scoring with 3 goals and 1 assist.

Line-ups: Maccabi Tel Aviv lined up in a 4-1-4-1, Hapoel Haifa in a 5-4-1.

Before kick-off, bookmakers made Maccabi Tel Aviv the favourites: Maccabi Tel Aviv 1.25, draw 5.25, Hapoel Haifa 8.50 (Bet365). Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.36 and under at 3.10. Both teams to score: yes 1.67, no 2.10.

Our prediction was Over 1.5 Goals. The two sides' season numbers point to about 3.1 goals, their last 6 meetings averaged 3.7 goals and recent form points to 2.7 goals a game.

Ligat Ha'al table

Season stats

Top scorers

Odds (Bet365)

Odds before kick-off.

Starting line-ups

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