Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete: predicted lineups, prediction, bet builder tips and odds for Thursday's Europa League clash. Find your betting angle.
Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete Match Summary
Competition | Europa League |
|---|---|
Match Date | Thursday 5 November 2026 |
Match Time | 20:00 UK time |
Venue (City, Stadium) | Bucharest, Arena Giulesti |
Broadcast (TV / Streaming / Radio / Bookmaker Streaming) | TNT Sport Extra |
Hapoel Beer Sheva take on OFI Crete in a meeting of two Europa League strugglers in Bucharest, and Hapoel are 6/5 with 10Bet to finally get off the mark in the competition.
Hapoel arrive on a six-match league winning streak, but Europe is another story altogether, and a heavy defeat to Union Saint-Gilloise last time out sums up their struggles.
OFI turn up with a lengthy injury list and an attack that has rarely troubled anyone in Europe, though they at least have a win on the board in the competition.
This is the first meeting between the clubs. Hapoel sit 30th, with OFI only a few places higher, and both are outside the qualification places.
Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete Form
Ran Kozuch's side are scoring for fun domestically, with 17 goals during their league winning run, the latest a thumping win over Maccabi Petah Tikva. Europe has been grim by comparison. Amankwah Forson has scored Hapoel's only Europa League goal, and Ofir Marciano's 18 saves, among the most in the competition, tell you how often he has been left exposed.
OFI have lost four of their last six competitive matches, though a narrow weekend win over Panetolikos stopped the rot. In Europe, their opening win over Hoffenheim has been followed by defeats to Rennes and Bayer Leverkusen. Thiago Nuss is the man to watch domestically, with OFI winning nine of the last ten matches in which he has scored.
Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete Lineups & Team News
Injuries & Suspensions
Hapoel Beer Sheva: Lucas Ventura (Injured/out), Eliel Peretz (Injured/out), Dan Biton (Injured/out)
OFI Crete: Aaron Leya Iseka (Injured/out), Nikolaos Marinakis (Injured/out), Nikos Christogeorgos (Injured/out), F. Koutsoupias (Injured/out), P. Kainourgiakis (Injured/out), K. Lagoudakis (Injured/out), M. Chnaris (Injured/out)
Hapoel Beer Sheva
On the lineups front, Hapoel's spine looks settled. Kozuch is without Peretz, Ventura and Biton, with Ventura still recovering from a thigh problem, but Marciano keeps the gloves and Forson anchors the engine room behind Igor Zlatanovic. The worry is the slow start, with Hapoel scoring just once before half-time in their last six competitive matches.
OFI Crete
Christos Kontis is without seven players through injury, which stretches a squad already short of goals. Aitor Cantalapiedra, one of OFI's Europa League scorers, should lead the line alongside Kenan Kodro and Nuss. The problem is output, with OFI attempting a competition-low 17 shots in Europe so far.
Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete Predicted Lineup
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Formation: 4-3-3 (probable)
Predicted Starting Lineup: Ofir Marciano; Guy Mizrahi, Miguel Vítor, Idan Nachmias, Pedro Amador; Niv Yehoshua, Mohammad Kna'an, Amankwah Forson; Muhammad Abu Rumi, Igor Zlatanovic, Zahi Ahmed
OFI Crete
Formation: 3-4-3 (probable)
Predicted Starting Lineup: Klidman Lilo; Konstantinos Kostoulas, Achilleas Poungouras, Krešimir Krizmanić; Lorenzo Dickmann, Thanasis Androutsos, Andreas Bouchalakis, Nikolaos Athanasiou; Aitor Cantalapiedra, Kenan Kodro, Thiago Nuss
Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete Key Stats & Match Facts
There have been 27+ shots taken in 3 of OFI Crete's last 3 matches (Europa League).
There have been 12+ corners in 3 of OFI Crete's last 3 matches (Europa League).
Thiago Nuss has won 2+ fouls in 3 of his last 3 appearances (Europa League).
Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete Prediction & Best Bets
Our prediction: Hapoel Beer Sheva to win a messy, open fixture. Their domestic firepower outweighs their European wobbles, and OFI's injury list leaves them short of the cover a game like this demands. The projections make Hapoel narrow favourites at 41.6% to win, and with goals expected at both ends, the projected total sits at 2.71.
Best Bets
Hapoel Beer Sheva to beat OFI Crete in the Win Market. The model makes the home side favourites. Hapoel are rated 67% to win or draw, and OFI's thin squad is a real problem against a side banging in goals domestically. The price carries no great edge, so this pick rests on the football reasoning rather than value.
Over 2.5 goals in the Total Goals Over/Under market. The model projects a total above that line. Hapoel have conceded 11 in their last six competitive matches, and OFI have shipped ten in theirs, so neither back line inspires much faith. Add a projected total sitting above the line and the Over is the natural play.
Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete Bet Builder
Our Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete bet builder tips combine a Hapoel win, Igor Zlatanovic to score, both teams to score and Thiago Nuss to be carded.
Hapoel Beer Sheva to win: Hapoel have scored 15 goals across their last six competitive matches, and OFI's injury list leaves the visitors badly stretched. Back the favourites.
Igor Zlatanovic to score anytime: the forward is a nailed-on starter through the middle and the obvious man to finish what a free-scoring Hapoel side create.
Both teams to score: Marciano has kept just one clean sheet in Europe, while OFI have conceded four first-half goals in their last six competitive fixtures.
Thiago Nuss to be shown a card: OFI have drawn more fouls than any other side in the competition, and Nuss lives in those niggly duels. Frustration tends to cut both ways.
At the time of writing, this bet builder pays a best price of 12/1 and is as short as 11/1 elsewhere.
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Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete Talking Points
With the game staged behind closed doors at Arena Giulesti, nobody gets a crowd behind them, though Hapoel have lost just one of their previous 12 designated home fixtures in continental competition. Kontis insists "We have come with the mentality of winning", but OFI have generated just 1.7 expected goals in the competition, and that bluntness is hard to ignore. The betting odds make Hapoel favourites, and the gap in firepower is exactly why.
Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete Predictions FAQs
When is Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete?
The match is on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 20:00 UK time. It is a Europa League fixture.
Where is Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete being played?
The match is being played at Arena Giulesti in Bucharest.
Where can I watch Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete on TV?
The match is listed on TNT Sport Extra.
What competition is Hapoel Beer Sheva vs OFI Crete in?
It is a Europa League match.
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