Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva Predictions, Betting Tips and Preview

Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva betting tips and Europa League predictions for the midweek fixture on Thursday 8th December at St Mary’s Stadium.

 

Although Sparta Prague have clinched first position in Group K of the Europa League, both Southampton and Hapoel Be’er Sheva are level on points immediately behind the Czech Republic team, and qualification for the knockout phase of the tournament is at stake when they meet at St Mary’s Stadium on Thursday.   

 

Southampton failed to score an away goal in this group but earned a 0-0 draw when playing against Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the away tie at Beersheba, and they have beaten both Sparta Prague and Inter Milan via 3-0 and 2-1 scorelines respectively on home soil. Furthermore, the Saints have lost just one home match this season when beaten 2-0 by Premier League leaders Chelsea, but they have won just two domestic league matches since the beginning of October and lost 3-0 at Crystal Palace on Saturday. Visitors Hapoel Be’er Sheva beat Inter Milan in both matches in Group K but have failed to score a goal in their other three ties. However, they comfortably lead the Israeli Ligat Ha’al table and have won their latest eight matches in that league culminating in weekend 5-0 home win against Asdod.

 

Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva Predictions

 

Hapoel Be’er Sheva were beaten by Celtic via a 5-4 aggregate in a Champions League qualifier earlier this season, and a 5-2 loss in Glasgow is not an encouraging sign ahead of this vital fixture. Meanwhile, a goalkeeping error was responsible for the opening goal in Southampton’s weekend defeat at Crystal Palace and they have won just one Premier League game on the road this term, but seven competitive wins have been recorded by the Saints at their home venue this term, and my first Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva tip is for a home win by two clear goals.  

 

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First Goalscorer Tips

Former QPR striker Charlie Austin has opened the scoring in seven Southampton games this season including the 3-0 win against Sparta Prague, and my second Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva betting tip is for Austin to open the scoring.   

 

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Prior to the weekend performance at Crystal Palace, Southampton had registered three clean sheets in their previous four matches including a 2-0 EFL Cup win at Arsenal, whereas their opponents have only netted against bottom team Inter Milan in this group. Therefore, my third Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva prediction is for a Southampton clean sheet. 

 

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Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva Team News

Jeremy Pied (knee ligaments), Dusan Tadic (facial injury) and Matt Targett (hamstring) are expected to be sidelined at Southampton with Jake Hesketh (ankle) and Alex McCarthy (hamstring) further injury concerns.  

Hapoel Be’er Sheva could arrive in Southampton with an almost fully fit first team squad with only midfielder Maor Melikson reported as injured. Anthony Nwakaeme is expected to start in attack after netting five times in the latest five competitive matches.

                  

Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva Head to Head

Apart from their 0-0 draw in an earlier group game, there has been no previous competitive fixture between Southampton and Hapoel Be’er Sheva.

 

Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva Betting Odds

At odds of about 4/9 Southampton are clear favourites to win this tie while Hapoel Be’er Sheva are quoted at 7/1 to claim all three points. A draw is generally offered at 7/2, but a score draw would enable the Israel team to finish second in the group and odds of 5/1 are available for that outcome.  

 

Southampton vs Hapoel Be’er Sheva Betting Tips

Southampton to win by two clear goals – 10/3 with Paddy Power: BET HERE.

Charlie Austin first goalscorer – 18/5 with Bet Victor: BET HERE.

A clean sheet for Southampton – 5/6 with Bet365: BET HERE.