GKS Katowice welcome Hapoel Tel Aviv to Arena Katowice on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, with a 16:00 UTC kick-off scheduled for this UEFA Europa Conference League 3rd Qualifying Round tie. The sole head-to-head meeting on record ended Hapoel Tel Aviv 2-0 GKS Katowice, a result that shapes the context of this second match between the two sides.
GKS Katowice arrive with 3 points taken from their last three matches. That run includes a 3-1 win over Žilina, a 2-1 defeat to Žilina, and the 2-0 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv. Three results of varying nature have produced a modest points return heading into this encounter at Arena Katowice.
Hapoel Tel Aviv carry considerably stronger recent form into the match. The Israeli club have taken 7 points from their last three matches, a run that features the 2-0 win over GKS Katowice, a 2-2 draw with Ludogorets, and a 2-0 win over Ludogorets before that. They arrive in Katowice with form built across those three outings.
The head-to-head scoreline and the contrasting form figures frame the stakes plainly for both sides. GKS Katowice sit on 3 points from their last three matches as they prepare to host a side that has taken 7 points across the same number of outings. Hapoel Tel Aviv arrive at Arena Katowice with a clean-sheet victory over the hosts already recorded and the stronger form record of the two sides.