Season ticket holders at Lod Municipal Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Hapoel Bnei Lod languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Hapoel Petah Tikva will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
For Hapoel Bnei Lod relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. For Hapoel Petah Tikva it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Hapoel Bnei Lod form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga Leumit this season. Hapoel Bnei Lod, who have the most conceded goals (58) in Liga Leumit, have only managed 4 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses from their games here at Lod Municipal Stadium. Three consecutive losses here at Lod Municipal Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.
Bnei haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 244 minutes ago. B. Ben-Yair scored that one.
Hapoel Bnei Lod lost their last game at Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (placed 6th) after a 0-3 scoreline. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Bnei Sakhnin the opponent.
This is expected to be a close game, with Hapoel Bnei Lod perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hapoel Bnei Lod as a small favourite), we find eight games. Bnei has won four of these, drawn two and lost two.
Bnei are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 14 games. Hapoel Bnei Lod have conceded 27 from these games.
Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hapoel Petah Tikva so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 2-7-5 (win-draw-lose).
Hapoel Petah Tikva are travelling after their nice 4-2 home win in the Liga Leumit against Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (placed 13th). A 1-3 loss hosting Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla before that.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Petah, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Petah in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Hapoel Petah Tikva, five draws and four defeats.
Petah are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 14 away games so far. As for defending, Petah rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Hapoel Petah Tikva - Bnei 1-0 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hapoel Bnei Lod five wins, three draws and Hapoel Petah Tikva two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Boaron 9 goals | O. Perez 9 goals |  B. Ben Yair 5 goals |
Hapoel Bnei Lod missing players
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
| Hapoel Bnei Lod | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 25 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | 41 |
| 58 | 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 7 | 27 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 83% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 76% |
| 59% | 57% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | 52% |
| 34% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 50% | 34% |
| 7% | 14% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 17% |
| 45% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 93% | 69% |
| 17% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 38% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 4.9 | 3.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 233 | 128 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 57 | 129 | 245 |
| 102 | 53 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 62 | 107 |
| 25% | 26% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 37% | 38% |
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest clean sheets (5)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest points (13) at home
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals (27) at home
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals (58)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals in the second half (33)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the the worst goal difference (-13) at home
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the the worst goal difference (-33)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hapoel Bnei Lod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hapoel Bnei Lod is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Hapoel Petah Tikva has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Petah Tikva haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 33 | 61 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 53 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 49 |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 48 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 46 |
| 6 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 41 |
| 8 | Kafr Qasim | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | -1 | 41 |
| 9 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -3 | 38 |
| 10 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Hapoel Acre | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 34 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -9 | 31 |
| 14 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 29 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -33 | 25 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 29 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -20 | 22 |
| 16 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | -8 | 21 |