Hapoel Beer Sheva return to third place in the Premier League. They host fourth ranked Hapoel Haifa who lag behind them by only two points.
Roy Gordana returned from injury straight to the lineup and Antonio Separ, who was suspended at the time for professional reasons, returned to the link. Maximo Levy continued as right back in the absence of the injured Andre Foucault, and the young Amir Ganach and Guy Badash were also in the lineup. Before the game, Hapoels Be'er Sheva held a ceremony in honor of Roni Levy who coached the team and Hatem Abdelhamid who played in the media.