A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Ashdod fans are optimistic that the difference between 4th and Bnei Yehuda's 11th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Ashdod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bnei Yehuda is in the worst form (0-3-3)
It's no vacation for neither Ashdod nor Bnei Yehuda as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ashdod form and stats
Ashdod are steadily winning Ligat ha'Al games and points here at Yud-Alef Stadium. 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 7 games.
In their previous game, the manager R. Ben Shimon led his Ashdod to a defeat in the Ligat ha'Al match away at Maccabi Petah Tikva. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Yud-Alef Stadium. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hapoel Tel Aviv in a game that was won 2-1.
Heartbreak for Ashdod in their last match as Maccabi Petah Tikva's L. Abada scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
There will be little rest for Ashdod after this match as they are travelling to Maccabi Netanya for a Ligat ha'Al game in only three days.
Ashdod have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Yud-Alef Stadium with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Ashdod have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bnei Yehuda form and stats
Bnei Yehuda have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, after 1-1-5 (7 played).
Before that, Bnei Yehuda travelled to Maccabi Tel Aviv and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bnei Yehuda have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Bnei Yehuda - Ashdod 1-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ashdod won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Bnei Yehuda has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  S. Yehezkel 4 goals |   M. Ghadir 4 goals |  S. Azulay 3 goals |
Ashdod missing players
Bnei Yehuda missing players
| Ashdod | Bnei Yehuda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 94% |
| 67% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 69% |
| 40% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 57% | 44% |
| 13% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 19% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 29% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 33% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 31% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9.1 | 11.4 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 23% |
- Ashdod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ashdod have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bnei Yehuda have scored away.
- Ashdod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bnei Yehuda has the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Yehuda have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Bnei Yehuda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bnei Yehuda is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| 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 Haifa | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 38 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 4 | Ashdod | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 16 |
| 12 | Bnei Sakhnin | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -18 | 15 |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -14 | 11 |