UEFA Europa League Matchday 1 Wed, Sep 16 · 20:00 Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium, Beer Sheva
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Dinamo Zagreb were the stronger side on L90 Strength (42 vs 28). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Hapoel Beer Sheva. Hapoel Beer Sheva had 22.1 days of rest, Dinamo Zagreb 21 and had to travel 2,284 km.

Away travel2,284 kmRest days22.1 · 21Matches / 14d0 · 0
Hapoel Beer Sheva40%
Draw23%
Dinamo Zagreb37%
Expected goals 1.65 – 1.58
Hapoel Beer Sheva36%
Draw26%
Dinamo Zagreb38%
Expected goals 1.31 – 1.37
Hapoel Beer Sheva40%
Draw23%
Dinamo Zagreb36%
Expected goals 1.64 – 1.54
Hapoel Beer Sheva32%
Draw23%
Dinamo Zagreb45%
Expected goals 1.47 – 1.77
Hapoel Beer Sheva39%
Draw24%
Dinamo Zagreb37%
Expected goals 1.51 – 1.48
Over 2.5 63% Both score 64% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Beer Sheva)

No weather data yet

RefereeJohn Brooks
  • Cards per match 4.6
  • Penalties per match 0.25
  • Matches 107

Team strength

Hapoel Beer ShevaDinamo Zagreb
28 L90 StrengthIn forecast 42
28 Current StrengthIn forecast 43
26 AttackIn forecast 33
31 DefenceIn forecast 44
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Hapoel Beer Sheva

Attack—
Defense risk—

Dinamo Zagreb

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Hapoel Beer ShevaDinamo Zagreb
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— OffsidesContext —
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— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
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— PossessionIn forecast —
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This league season, per match
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.80
— xGVia Att/Def 1.56
— xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.50
— Goals minus xGContext +0.64
90% Scored inContext 90%
40% Clean sheetsContext 10%
— ShotsContext 18.00
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def 4.63
38% On target shareContext 26%
— Shots in the boxContext 10.50
— Box shareContext 59%
13% ConversionContext 10%
— OffsidesContext 2.00
— Shots allowedContext 11.63
— On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.88
— BlocksContext 4.50
— Goalkeeper savesContext 2.75
65% Save rateContext 56%
70% PossessionIn forecast 54%
— PassesContext 516
— Accurate passesContext 428
— Pass accuracyContext 83%
— Team ratingContext 6.90
10.00 FoulsContext 11.78
12.67 Fouls sufferedContext 13.22
3.30 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.20
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Hapoel Beer Sheva
Rest22.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Dinamo Zagreb
Rest21 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel2,284 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load20%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Hapoel Beer Sheva Dinamo Zagreb
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match22.1UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - Play-off round, 25 Aug21UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - Play-off round, 26 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km2,284 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one28.929

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Hapoel Beer Sheva Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1O. Marciano(G)
5Pedro Amador 3M. Baltaxa 4M. Vítor 2G. Mizrahi
9Z. Ahmed 28N. Yehoshua 17A. Forson
14Y. Malede 66I. Zlatanović 20J. East
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
Dinamo Zagreb Confirmed XI
4-1-4-1
24D. Kotarski(G)
3B. Goda 26S. McKenna 36Sergi Domínguez 15N. Galešić
27J. Mišić
99M. Oršić 80L. Kačavenda 10L. Stojković 21M. Lisica
11A. Hoxha
+9 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Hapoel Beer Sheva Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Dinamo Zagreb Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Hapoel Beer Sheva-0.4 pp
  • Draw-0.2 pp
  • Dinamo Zagreb+0.6 pp

Home / Away this season

Hapoel Beer Sheva · Home No home games yet this season.
Dinamo Zagreb · Away No away games yet this season.

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · John Brooks 107 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.41league 2.00
Red cards0.14league 0.00
Cards 5+50%league 0%
Fouls22.5league 25.0
Penalties0.25league 0.00
Home wins52%league 50%
Hapoel Beer Sheva

No previous matches with this referee.

Dinamo Zagreb

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Hapoel Beer Sheva
No complete event data.
Dinamo Zagreb
No complete event data.
Hapoel Beer Sheva9 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
2 1 0-15
16-30
3 2 31-45
2 3 46-60
2 1 61-75
3 7 76-90
Dinamo Zagreb10 games · scored 22 · conceded 18
5 2 0-15
2 5 16-30
4 2 31-45
2 5 46-60
3 1 61-75
6 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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