There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Ligat ha'Al table so far. Here's the Ironi Kiryat Shmona - Ashdod latest:
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ashdod has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligat ha'Al
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Ironi Kiryat Shmona have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona's previous game was a Ligat ha'Al match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Hapoel Kfar Saba (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Maccabi Tel Aviv.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ironi Kiryat Shmona as they are travelling to their away game against Hapoel Haifa in the Ligat ha'Al. That match is three days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Kiryat here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). From these home matches, Kiryat have conceded only 6 goals.
Ashdod form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligat ha'Al travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Two points from the last two away games for Ashdod, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Ashdod are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Beitar Jerusalem (placed 12th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Hapoel Haifa.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hapoel Tel Aviv in just three days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Ashdod as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Ashdod - Kiryat 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Ironi Kiryat Shmona victories, one draw and four Ashdod wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Palhano Soares 6 goals |  S. Azulay 3 goals |  S. Yehezkel 3 goals |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Ashdod missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Ashdod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 46% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 62% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 23% | 29% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 31% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 31% |
| 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 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.9 | 10.6 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 7.4 | 8.8 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 22% | 21% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 29% |
- Ashdod has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ashdod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 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 |