Basketball predictions – Hapoel Galil Elyon vs Elizur Ashkelon – Israel 26.02.19



There is not much time left until 26.02.2019, so the basketball players of the Hapoel Galil Elyon and Elizur Ashkelon train hard, waiting for a full-time confrontation. On the court, players from both teams will appear at 20:30 in Moscow. The last meeting of these opponents was last month, and then the basketball club Elizur Ashkelon played poorly in three periods, but in the latter it added significantly, which allowed it to win with a margin of only two points.

The basketball club Hapoel Galil Elyon is considered to be the favorite of this standoff, so the bookmakers underestimated the coefficient to 1.275 to win. And winning a basketball club Elizur Ashkelon is worth a much larger 3.62 coefficient.

For several seasons the basketball club Hapoel Galil Elyon has not fought for some trophies, but before the start of this championship draw, the management did not spare money for transfers, so the team was reinforced by several experienced players, primarily the center and heavy forward. The start of the season was not very convincing, but gradually the head coach put the new players into the game, so the hosts started to gain momentum. Now the winning streak of the basketball club Hapoel Galil Elyon is already four games, and in the last ten rounds there have been seven victories and three defeats. This allowed to rise in the standings to the third line, so now the team has a good chance of qualifying in the playoffs. Yes, there are several teams coming from the bottom with a slight lag, but the basketball club Hapoel Galil Elyon plays excellently on its site, having lost only one meeting for the whole season at home. One of the easy hitters was injured, but this season he mostly goes into the game from the bench, not from the start.

This season basketball club Elizur Ashkelon is one of the most stable in the tournament, because there have not been any sharp drops. Yes, sometimes the team loses, but it happens in a bitter struggle, so that the gap is not more than six points. Of course, Elizur Ashkelon is a home team, because on the road it is impossible to win so often. But, at a party, the bet is placed on the game from defense, so this allows you to win periodically. In this away series, there were already three matches, and in them the basketball club Elizur Ashkelon won twice with a two and four points advantage, and one meeting ended in defeat with a margin of three points. In the standings, the guests go fourth, so the chances of getting into the playoffs are very high, and the basketball club Elizur Ashkelon is important not to lose its stability. In this match, the team mentor will not be able to count on two key basketball players – the point guard and the heavy forward.

According to sports forecasters, in a basketball match Hapoel Galil Elyon – Elizur Ashkelon you shouldn’t rely on the favorite, but it’s better to put on a head start +4 points of the guest team.

Basketball predictions – Hapoel Galil Elyon vs Elizur Ashkelon – Israel 26.02.19