- Hapoel Beer-Sheva have won five, tied one and lost four of their last 10 matches across all competitions. FK Red Star Belgrade have won six, tied one and lost three of their last 10 across all competitions.
Cagey clash likely in Champions League qualifier
Hapoel Beer-Sheva's form has been decent but wobbly heading into Tuesday's UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 clash against FK Red Star Belgrade, but the hosts will feel they have a chance after beating Vikingur Reykjavik 2-0 earlier today.
The hosts beat the Icelandic side 2-0 earlier today after losing 2-1 to the same opponents away from home 48 hours earlier, so there is a resiliance about them but also a lack of consistency. Ran Kozuch has molded the team into a flexible outfit that can play 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 and are always a threat to break on the counter-attack, especially if they get the ball into the box early.
Red Star are the hotter team here, however, having won four in a row coming into this fixture after beating Larne 4-0 away from home and then destroying the Northern Irish club 5-0 in the return leg of the UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026. Dejan Stanković has Red Star playing an assertive, high-intensity game based around a compact defense, waves of pressing and transitions.
Red Star have the edge
Hapoel's form coming into the game is W1, L4 in their last five matches, so we can't be too positive about them even after their response to the setback in Reykjavik. Red Star's away form is a little more solid with two wins, one draw and one defeat in four away matches across all competitions. They have scored seven goals away from home in that run, while Beer-Sheva have conceded 3.00 goals per game on their own turf.
Hapoel have been the more erratic of the two teams in recent weeks and Red Star's hot streak puts them as the favourite in this fixture, even though the visitors are only 2.37 with Beer-Sheva 2.9 and the tie 3.55. We'll take the Serbian champions to edge this but it might be a cagey one given the tie is on the line and Beer-Sheva's ability to strike quickly on the break.
The Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs FK Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) betting tips point to a tight contest, and the under 2.5 goals market is a bit on the short side at 1.78, so we'll chance Both Teams to Score - No at 1.9 as our main bet in this high-stakes qualifier.
Red Star have the key to open up Beer-Sheva's defence
Bruno Duarte has been a reliable goal-getter for Red Star so far in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 with two in one game, and he can be their early knockout stage weapon here if he gets through the first leg unscathed.
The Serbian champions are designed to get the ball wide and over the top with their 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 systems, but they can also overload the wide areas in these styles of play. Hapoel will set up to attack these overloads and spring quick counters, so Duarte's ability to finish through the middle will be key here.
Our Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs FK Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) preview suggests the Serbian side can control the tempo, while Amir Ganah has been Beer-Sheva's goal-getter in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026, netting one goal in two matches so far, and can give them some real forward spark.
This Hapoel Beer-Sheva vs FK Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) prediction is that Red Star's experience and form make them slight favourites, but the hosts will keep things close and make this a tense, low-scoring affair.
