Ligat Ha'al · Regular Season - 8
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Haifa
Sat 24 Oct 2026 · 17:00 UTC · Bloomfield Stadium, Tel-Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv host Hapoel Haifa on Sat 24 Oct 2026 (Ligat Ha'al); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Maccabi Tel Aviv 69%, draw 19%, Hapoel Haifa 12%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Maccabi Tel Aviv €1.5M, Hapoel Haifa €256K.
- Largest team-Elo gap of Ligat Ha'al matchday 8: 341 points.
- Draw chance 19%, below the Ligat Ha'al average of 25% this round.
- Ligat Ha'al: G. Kanichowsky is the highest-rated midfielder (1970).
- Style contrast in pressing & duels (Ligat Ha'al): Maccabi Tel Aviv rank #8 of 11, Hapoel Haifa #2.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Maccabi Tel Aviv goals first.
- 2–011%
- 2–110%
- 1–19%
- 3–09%
- 1–08%
- 3–18%
- Other scores45%
Team Elo: Maccabi Tel Aviv 1861 · Hapoel Haifa 1520
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

Maccabi Tel Aviv · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +4.0 (Elite) · Elo 1949

Hapoel Haifa · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.2 (Good) · Elo 1519
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
2nd in Ligat Ha'al · 16 pts from 6
- 10 OctDBnei Sakhnin Israeli Ligat Haal1889
- 19 SepWMaccabi Netanya Israeli Ligat Haal1891
- 14 SepWHapoel Tel Aviv Israeli Ligat Haal1866
- 7 SepWHapoel Beer Sheva Israeli Ligat Haal1842
- 31 AugWMaccabi Haifa Israeli Ligat Haal1815
Hapoel Haifa
7th in Ligat Ha'al · 9 pts from 7
- 17 OctLHapoel Ramat Gan Israeli Ligat Haal1534
- 10 OctWMaccabi Petah Tikva Israeli Ligat Haal1564
- 19 SepLBeitar Jerusalem Israeli Ligat Haal1554
- 14 SepWBnei Sakhnin Israeli Ligat Haal1512
- 7 SepDMaccabi Netanya Israeli Ligat Haal1507
Season outlook
From the Ligat Ha'al simulation.
| Club | Pts now | Pred. pts | Title | Top 4 | Bottom 3 | Most likely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 /6 | 58.2 | 64% | 99% | 0% | 1st |
| Hapoel Haifa | 9 /7 | 31.6 | 0% | 1% | 6% | 8th |
Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 14th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: –
Coach DNA: direct · low-volume
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Maccabi Tel Aviv: balanced profile (how Kenny Miller plays) · Hapoel Haifa: balanced profile (how Haim Silvas plays)