- Sabah FK have won four of their last five games, including a 4-0 home thrashing of AGF Aarhus that was payback for a 0-1 defeat suffered in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 just days earlier.
- Hapoel Be'er-Sheva have won three consecutive games, including a 2-0 win over Vikingur Reykjavik and back-to-back wins over Red Star in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026.
- Sabah FK have won all four away games across all competitions, scoring nine goals in the process.
Sabah FK and Hapoel Be’er-Sheva can go the distance in the Champions League
This game looks very tight in the betting with Hapoel Be'er-Sheva marginal 2.15 favourites, Sabah FK 3.55 and the draw 3.3, which isn't really enough of a swing for a home side with just one win and three defeats in four at home in all competitions.
Hapoel Be'er-Sheva have won five, drawn one and lost four of their last 10 in all competitions, so their home form isn't great, but they are in good momentum and have the fire power to win this game.
Ran Kozuch has fashioned a flexible 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 system around his team's abilities and they are very good at switching from one to the other in order to counter opponents' shapes.
They have speed in the wide areas and can play in the half-spaces when they want to, so this could be a fascinating tactical matchup as Valdas Dambrauskas' 4-2-3-1 is built on compact lines, controlling the tempo and playing vertical football on the counter.
Sabah have been excellent in the last few weeks and this is a big opportunity for a club of their size to take a European scalp and gain some kudos in the continent.
Veljko Simic can score whenever Sabah go on the offensive
Veljko Simic has been their big star in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 with five goals in six appearances and the striker has also scored four of Sabah's last 10 goals in their previous five matches.
He looks a good bet to score anytime on Wednesday night when Sabah FK are likely to sit back and hope to nick the ball off Hapoel Be'er-Sheva and counter attack.
Sabah FK have won seven and lost three of their last ten in all competitions, a much better return than their hosts and it suggests they have a little bit more bite.
They have won all four of their away games, scoring nine, so this is a dangerous game for Hapoel Be'er-Sheva, who have conceded 12 goals in four home games.
Zahi Ahmed has two goals in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 after four appearances and could be their man to get the goals in this tight game.
There's enough to indicate Over 2.5 goals at 1.85 and Both Teams to Score: Yes at 1.65 should have some appeal in what is likely to be an end-to-end Champions League qualifying tussle.
