The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Hapoel Hadera are in the 8th position while the guesting Sektzia Nes Tziona worry at 13th.
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.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
Hapoel Hadera have collected 18 points from their Ligat ha'Al home games so far after 5-3-5. Hapoel Hadera has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. Mimer and the players.
No payout for Hapoel Hadera in their previous match, an away game at Hapoel Tel Aviv that ended in defeat 1-2. Preceding that match was the home game against Beitar Jerusalem that was lost 1-4.
The defeat against Hapoel Tel Aviv was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored four minutes into stoppage time (by O. Altman).
Hapoel Hadera has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.
Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats
Sektzia Nes Tziona have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, after 1-5-7 (13 played). Bitter travels for Sektzia Nes Tziona as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Bnei Yehuda match.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Ironi Kiryat Shmona in their previous game. A 0-2 defeat away at Hapoel Haifa before that.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sektzia Nes Tziona struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Hapoel Hadera - Sektzia Nes Tziona 1-0. Hapoel Hadera-Sektzia Nes Tziona H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Hapoel Hadera two wins, Sektzia Nes Tziona zero wins, two draws. one of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 E. Peretz 9 goals |  R. Stein 7 goals | L. Palhano Soares 5 goals |
Hapoel Hadera missing players
Sektzia Nes Tziona missing players
| Hapoel Hadera | Sektzia Nes Tziona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 24 | 14 | 9 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 28 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 40 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 58% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 65% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 42% |
| 15% | 23% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 27% | 23% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 42% | 46% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 42% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 62% | 58% |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 169 | 89 | 37 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 79 | 174 |
| 75 | 39 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 29 | 67 |
| 32% | 36% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 17% | 22% |
- Hapoel Hadera has the fewest matches over the total-line (9)
- Hapoel Hadera have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the fewest scored goals (17)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the fewest scored goals (7) away
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the most conceded goals in the first half (20)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 Tel Aviv | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 41 | 64 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 38 | 58 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 38 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 37 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 34 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 31 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 26 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 22 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 21 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 31 | -24 | 16 |