UEFA Champions League · 2026

Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 Sabah FK · UEFA Champions League

2–1Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Hapoel Be'er Sheva won 2–1.

Shots
188
Shots on target
75
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

Hapoel Beer Sheva beat Sabah FA 2–1. Recorded in this match (Hapoel Beer Sheva – Sabah FA): shots 18–8, shots on target 7–5, possession 67%–33%, corners 3–2. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots18 shots8 shotsHapoel Be'er Sheva 18 shots, Sabah FK 8 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots5 shotsHapoel Be'er Sheva 7 shots, Sabah FK 5 shots
  • Possession67%33%Hapoel Be'er Sheva 67%, Sabah FK 33%
  • Corners3 corners2 cornersHapoel Be'er Sheva 3 corners, Sabah FK 2 corners
  • Fouls12 fouls6 foulsHapoel Be'er Sheva 12 fouls, Sabah FK 6 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards0 cardsHapoel Be'er Sheva 3 cards, Sabah FK 0 cards
  • Passes659 passes305 passesHapoel Be'er Sheva 659 passes, Sabah FK 305 passes
  • Pass accuracy90.3%77.7%Hapoel Be'er Sheva 90.3%, Sabah FK 77.7%
  • Shots inside box16 shots5 shotsHapoel Be'er Sheva 16 shots, Sabah FK 5 shots
  • Blocked shots5 blocks0 blocksHapoel Be'er Sheva 5 blocks, Sabah FK 0 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves4 savesHapoel Be'er Sheva 4 saves, Sabah FK 4 saves
  • Offsides3 offsides1 offsideHapoel Be'er Sheva 3 offsides, Sabah FK 1 offside

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Igor Zlatanović · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 14′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Vítor · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 41′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Orphe M'Bina · Sabah FA · 59′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedAmir Chaim Ganah · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 75′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedUmarali Rakhmonaliev · Sabah FA · 78′ · 0.00 xG · on targetJoy Lance Mickels · Sabah FA · 87′ · 0.00 xG · off target or blockedXander Severina · Sabah FA · 27′ · 0.01 xG · on targetIgor Zlatanović · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 65′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedLucas Ventura · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 67′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedIgor Zlatanović · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 70′ · 0.01 xG · on targetMohamad Abu Rumi · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 73′ · 0.01 xG · on targetAmir Chaim Ganah · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 83′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMohamad Abu Rumi · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 89′ · 0.01 xG · on targetHamode Kanaan · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 89′ · 0.01 xG · on targetJoy Lance Mickels · Sabah FA · 35′ · 0.02 xG · on targetIgor Zlatanović · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 25′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedIgor Zlatanović · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 25′ · 0.03 xG · on targetPedro Amador · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 43′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedGuy Mizrahi · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 43′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedPatrick Orphe M'Bina · Sabah FA · 62′ · 0.03 xG · on targetSteve Solvet · Sabah FA · 88′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedMiguel Vítor · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 90′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedIgor Zlatanović · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 67′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedVeljko Simić · Sabah FA · 6′ · 0.10 xG · goalJavon East · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 43′ · 0.10 xG · goalIgor Zlatanović · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 79′ · 0.10 xG · goal
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Hapoel Beer Sheva: 18 shots, 7 on target, 0.52 xG. Sabah FA: 8 shots, 5 on target, 0.19 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.510′HT90′Javon East · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 43′Igor Zlatanović · Hapoel Beer Sheva · 79′Veljko Simić · Sabah FA · 6′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Hapoel Beer Sheva 0.52 xG · Sabah FA 0.19 xG.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

  • Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match
8.04 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/18.12 days

Hapoel Be'er Sheva / Sabah FK

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited
Season samples2 / 2home / away teams
Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
  • Paired coverage is below the configured metric threshold.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Wed, 19 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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