Hapoel Beer-Sheva v Lugano background
Hapoel Beer-Sheva will demeanour to say their winning strain during Turner Stadium as Lugano make their UEFA Europa League organisation theatre entrance in Group G.
Previous meetings
• This is a sides’ initial assembly and Lugano’s initial confront with Israeli opposition.
• In their usually prior tie opposite a Swiss team, Hapoel were separated by Thun in a 2015/16 UEFA Europa League second subordinate round, sketch 1-1 during home afterwards losing 2-1 in Switzerland.
Form guide
• Israeli champions Beer-Sheva have won all 3 of their European home games this deteriorate – in UEFA Champions League qualifying – scoring dual goals in each: 2-1, 2-0, 2-1.
• In 9 European divided matches to date, Lugano have warranted usually one win (W1 D2 L6) and scored usually dual goals; however, that sole feat came during Internazionale Milano in a 1-0 second-leg success in a 1995/96 UEFA Cup initial round.
• Beaten on divided goals by Maribor in a UEFA Champions League play-offs, Beer-Sheva are behind in a UEFA Europa League organisation theatre for a second true season, carrying done it to a turn of 32 in 2016/17.
• Third in Switzerland final term, Lugano – from a Italian-speaking Ticino canton – have been absent from UEFA foe given 2003 and have nonetheless to underline in a organisation stage.
Links and trivia
• The tour from Lugano to Beer Sheva is around 2,750km.
• On-loan Lugano midfielder Bálint Vécsei played alongside Beer-Sheva defender Mihály Korhut in his usually dual Hungary appearances so far, friendlies opposite Albania (1-0) and Kazakhstan (3-0) in Jun 2014.
The coaches
• Appointed Beer-Sheva manager in 2015, Barak Bakhar soon directed a bar to their initial pretension in 40 years, and successfully shielded that climax in 2016/17. A defender, he spent his personification heyday during Hapoel Kiryat Shmona, whom he after coached.
• Pierluigi Tami took assign of Lugano for a second time in Jun 2017, a Italian-born defender carrying spent his whole veteran career in Switzerland. Notably, he assisted Ottmar Hitzfeld during his spell as national-team coach.