Ligat ha'Al match preview: Bnei Yehuda versus Bnei Sakhnin

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Competition: Sun 03.January
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Stadium (29150 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Ligat ha'Al, with both Bnei Yehuda and Bnei Sakhnin experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 10th and the visitors in 11th place.

Insights:
  • Bnei Yehuda has the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Bnei Sakhnin has the most conceded goals (22) in Ligat ha'Al

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Bnei Yehuda form and stats

3-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Bnei Yehuda so far this season.

M. Ghadir was the last player to score a league goal for Bnei Yehuda and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Bnei Yehuda haven't scored in 246 minutes.

Bnei Yehuda's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Hapoel Be'er Sheva (placed 4th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Maccabi Haifa (0-3).

The manager E. Levy will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Maccabi Tel Aviv in only four days.

Yehuda aren't scoring a lot here at Bloomfield Stadium in the league, with only 6 goals from 7 games. Yehuda have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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Bnei Sakhnin form and stats

Playing away, Bnei Sakhnin, who have the most conceded goals (22) in Ligat ha'Al, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season.

The attacking players of Sakhnin have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

A loss against Hapoel Tel Aviv was the result prior to that, in a home game.

A quick return to home after this game, as Bnei Sakhnin are hosting Maccabi Netanya in the Ligat ha'Al only three days away.

The attacking power of Sakhnin when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bnei Sakhnin have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Bnei Sakhnin - Bnei Yehuda 0-3 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Yehuda victories, five draws and three Bnei Sakhnin wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bnei SakhninO. Khalaila
O. Khalaila
3 goals
YehudaM. Ghadir
M. Ghadir
2 goals
Bnei YehudaA. Zaneti
A. Zaneti
2 goals

Bnei Yehuda missing players

Bnei Sakhnin missing players

Bnei Yehuda Bnei Sakhnin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 1 7 12
4 3 2 Won W 1 3 4
2 2 0 Drew D 0 2 2
7 2 0 Lost L 0 2 6
11 6 2 Scored S 1 6 8
19 8 0 Conceded C 0 13 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 92%
69% 57% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 57% 58%
46% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 50%
15% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 8%
31% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 14% 17%
31% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 57% 42%
38% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 43% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.6 2.2
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
8 7.7 7 Shots (avg) S ( 3 9.1 8.9
3.6 3.3 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 4 3.8
23% 26% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 21% 17%
Key stats in Ligat ha'Al this season:
  • Bnei Sakhnin has the most clean sheets (4) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Bnei Sakhnin has the most conceded goals (22) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Bnei Sakhnin has the the worst goal difference (-14) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Bnei Sakhnin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bnei Yehuda has the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Bnei Yehuda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 13 10 1 2 28 11 6 5 1 0 13 4 7 5 0 2 15 7 17 31
2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 13 7 2 4 15 10 7 4 1 2 7 3 6 3 1 2 8 7 5 23
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 12 5 5 2 20 15 6 3 2 1 11 7 6 2 3 1 9 8 5 20
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 13 5 5 3 20 17 6 2 3 1 10 9 7 3 2 2 10 8 3 20
5 Ashdod 12 6 1 5 15 10 6 4 0 2 10 5 6 2 1 3 5 5 5 19
6 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 13 5 3 5 10 10 7 3 2 2 6 6 6 2 1 3 4 4 0 18
7 Hapoel Haifa 13 5 3 5 16 17 7 4 1 2 8 6 6 1 2 3 8 11 -1 18
8 Maccabi Netanya 13 4 5 4 22 18 6 4 1 1 15 5 7 0 4 3 7 13 4 17
9 Hapoel Hadera 13 3 5 5 15 15 7 2 3 2 11 8 6 1 2 3 4 7 0 14
10 Bnei Yehuda 13 4 2 7 11 19 7 3 2 2 6 8 6 1 0 5 5 11 -8 14
11 Bnei Sakhnin 12 4 2 6 8 22 5 1 0 4 2 9 7 3 2 2 6 13 -14 14
12 Beitar Jerusalem 11 3 4 4 11 10 6 2 2 2 8 5 5 1 2 2 3 5 1 13
13 Hapoel Kfar Saba 13 3 3 7 11 19 6 3 1 2 9 7 7 0 2 5 2 12 -8 12
14 Hapoel Tel Aviv 12 2 3 7 4 13 6 1 3 2 2 6 6 1 0 5 2 7 -9 9