Hapoel Be'er host Sabah FK in Champions League qualifying

Contrasting sequences

Hapoel Be'er have won three of their last five recent matches, drawn one and lost one. The run includes back-to-back 2-0 victories over RSB, followed by a 1-0 win in the match before that. The sequence began with a goalless draw against AEK and included a 1-2 defeat to VIK, though they reversed that result with a 2-0 win in the next meeting.

Sabah FK have won four of their last five, losing only once. That sole defeat came 1-2 to AGF, but they responded emphatically with a 4-0 victory over the same opponents in their most recent outing. Earlier in the sequence they posted three consecutive wins: 2-1 against TNS, then 1-0 and 2-0 victories over KUPS.

Neutral ground

The fixture takes place in Bucharest rather than Hapoel Be'er's usual home, a detail that strips away some of the advantage the home designation might suggest. Both sides will be working in unfamiliar surroundings, though Hapoel retain the nominal status of hosts. There is no record of previous meetings between the two clubs, so Wednesday offers the first look at how they match up.

Confirmed line-ups

Hapoel Be'er (4-3-3): Ofir Marciano, Itay Rotman, Miguel Vítor, Pedro Amador, Guy Mizrahi, Lucas Ventura, Eliel Peretz, Niv Yehoshua, Igor Zlatanovic, Zahi Ahmed, Javon East

Sabah FK (4-2-3-1): Stas Pokatilov, Rahman Dashdamirov, Steve Solvet, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Akim Zedadka, Aleksey Isayev, Ivan Lepinjica, Umarali Rakhmonaliev, Joy Lance Mickels, Veljko Simic, Xander Severina

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