This could be an interesting match as Hapoel Haifa have their presumed home advantage while Maccabi Petah Tikva are ahead 6 points in the Ligat ha'Al table.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
Hapoel Haifa have played 8 Ligat ha'Al games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Haifa travelled for their previous game, a trip to Hapoel Tel Aviv that ended 2-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Ironi Kiryat Shmona (0-2).
The Hapoel Haifa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 8 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligat ha'Al matches, Maccabi Petah Tikva have produced an overall stat of 3-1-3 so far.
The supporters enjoyed Maccabi's previous game versus Ashdod (placed 4th), a Ligat ha'Al 2-1 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Maccabi Petah Tikva manager G. Luzon faced defeat when travelling to Hapoel Kfar Saba and losing 0-2.
A new game in only four days for Maccabi, the Ligat ha'Al home match versus Beitar Jerusalem. Busy days.
Maccabi Petah Tikva have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Maccabi have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Maccabi Petah Tikva - Hapoel Haifa 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Haifa won four, Maccabi Petah Tikva won four and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Maman 6 goals |   L. Abada 5 goals | N. Zamir 4 goals |
Hapoel Haifa missing players
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
| Hapoel Haifa | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 24 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 88% |
| 81% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 56% |
| 50% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 38% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 14% | 6% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 14% | 6% |
| 56% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 38% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.1 | 8.8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 3.9 | 3.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 34% | 32% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 36% |
- Maccabi Petah Tikva 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 | 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 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 11 | Bnei Yehuda | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 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 |