Maccabi Haifa should not ask for any handouts from hosting team Hapoel Haifa in this Ligat ha'Al game. Here's the thorough preview!
- Hapoel Haifa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligat ha'Al
This is a local derby, usually meaning more stress and significance.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Haifa and Maccabi Haifa.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
All-inclusive Ligat ha'Al stats playing at home this season for Hapoel Haifa are 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Hapoel Haifa are confident in defense, having played 188 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Haifa's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Hapoel Katamon (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A huge relief, as that was the first league win after going winless in nine consecutive matches.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Beitar Jerusalem that finished 0-0.There will be little rest for Hapoel Haifa after this match as they are travelling to Maccabi Tel Aviv for a Ligat ha'Al game in only three days.
Hapoel Haifa aren't scoring a lot here at Sammy Ofer Stadium in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. From these home matches, Hapoel Haifa have conceded only 3 goals.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Ligat ha'Al. The fact that Maccabi have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Two trips in a row for Maccabi Haifa, whose manager Bakhar could celebrate last time after the win against Beitar Jerusalem.
The fixture before was the Champions League-battle against Benfica, a home defeat (1-6).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hapoel Tel Aviv in just four days.
Maccabi Haifa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 10 goals from 6 games. As opposed to that, Maccabi have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest matches involving these opponents have all ended as Maccabi Haifa wins. Will history repeat itself?Rukavytsya loves to play against Hapoel Haifa and have scored 7 goals in these encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 7 goals |  F. Pierrot 5 goals |   A. Turgeman 3 goals |
Hapoel Haifa missing players
Maccabi Haifa missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 73% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 64% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 27% |
| 45% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 55% |
| 36% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 27% |
| 36% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 18% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 7.7 | 7.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.5 | 6.6 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 13.3 | 14.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 7 | 6.9 |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 24% | 30% |
| 11.7 | 10.4 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.2 | 7.5 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.5 |
- Hapoel Haifa have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored more than double the goals of Hapoel Haifa.
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most points from losing position (9) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Haifa is in the best form (5-0-1) in Ligat ha'Al
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 23 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -11 | 10 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Maccabi Netanya | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 9 |
