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Beitar Jerusalem Suffers Historically Poor Season Start

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Hebrew · 4 newsrooms covering

Beitar Jerusalem has started the season with zero points and a negative goal difference, marking one of the worst historical openings for the club and placing it among the league's poorest performers in recent history.

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  • Beitar Jerusalem has zero points after two games.
  • The team has a goal difference of minus six.
  • This start is among the worst in league history.
  • Beitar was considered a championship contender.
Beitar Jerusalem Suffers Historically Poor Season Start
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Beitar Jerusalem has experienced one of the worst season openings in its history, failing to secure any points after the first two matches and suffering a significant goal difference deficit of minus six. The team, considered a championship contender, has lost both games, conceding a total of seven goals while scoring only one.

This dismal start places Beitar Jerusalem among the worst historical openers in the Israeli Premier League since the 1999/2000 season, when considering both points and goal difference. Only three teams have had a worse combined record in their first two games. For instance, Bnei Sakhnin began the 2020/21 season with a minus 10 goal difference, and Beitar itself had a minus 8 just four years prior.

The article highlights Hapoel Petah Tikva's 2014/15 season start as the only other instance matching Beitar's current performance, having lost 4-0 and 3-1 in their opening matches, a season that ultimately ended in relegation.

Other teams with similarly poor starts include Hapoel Kfar Saba, Hapoel Hadera, and Maccabi Netanya from the previous season, all of whom began with zero points and a minus six goal difference. The article lists these historical poor starts for context, noting the lack of encouragement for Beitar's current situation.

N12Centre · Neve Ilan

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