This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligat ha'Al, Bnei Sakhnin holding 12th place and Hapoel Kfar Saba lying 10th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Bnei Sakhnin has the fewest scored goals (10) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al
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.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligat ha'Al this season. Bnei Sakhnin, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in Ligat ha'Al, have only managed 2 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Doha Stadium.
Sakhnin are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 193 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by B. Kayal).
Sakhnin faced defeat in their previous match, away at Maccabi Tel Aviv (0-1). Preceding that match was a defeat to Hapoel Hadera (0-2).
Heartbreak for Sakhnin in their last match as Maccabi Tel Aviv's D. Peretz scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
This is expected to be a close game, with Bnei Sakhnin perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Bnei Sakhnin as a small favourite), we find three games. Sakhnin has won zero of these, drawn one and lost two.
There will be little rest for Sakhnin after this match as they are travelling to Ashdod for a Ligat ha'Al game in only four days.
The lack of attacking qualities in Sakhnin means that they have only scored 3 goals in 8 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Hapoel Kfar Saba form and stats
Hapoel Kfar Saba, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, after 1-3-6 (10 played). Recent form does not give Hapoel Kfar Saba much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Bnei Sakhnin will be a tough nut to crack.
Hapoel Kfar Saba aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 283 league minutes without a goal. O. Fadida was the last player to find the net.
Kfar might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Hapoel Be'er Sheva proved too strong as Hapoel Kfar Saba slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Kfar Bara Stadium. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Maccabi Haifa's place.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kfar playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were four Hapoel Kfar Saba wins, five draws and three defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Maccabi Tel Aviv in just four days.
The attacking power of Hapoel Kfar Saba when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hapoel Kfar Saba struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Bnei Sakhnin and Hapoel Kfar Saba have met before this season: Hapoel Kfar Saba - Sakhnin 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Sakhnin, four draws and two wins for Hapoel Kfar Saba. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Kizito 6 goals | O. Fadida 5 goals |  O. Khalaila 3 goals |
Bnei Sakhnin missing players
Hapoel Kfar Saba missing players
| Bnei Sakhnin | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 30 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 56% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 68% |
| 39% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 16% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 42% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 56% | 62% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 53% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.1 | 8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 7.6 | 8 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 16% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 24% | 35% |
- Bnei Sakhnin has the fewest points (6) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin has the fewest scored goals (10) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin has the fewest scored goals (3) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin has the most conceded goals (30) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin has the the worst goal difference (-20) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bnei Sakhnin haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the most points from losing position (11) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hapoel Kfar Saba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 11 | Hapoel Hadera | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Bnei Sakhnin | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -20 | 18 |
| 13 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Bnei Yehuda | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -16 | 16 |