Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Ironi Kiryat Shmona in 6th and Beitar Jerusalem in 9th place.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligat ha'Al
- Beitar Jerusalem has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Ligat ha'Al
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
Overall Ligat ha'Al stats at home this season for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligat ha'Al, are 3-2-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, as their goalkeeper Dziugas Bartkus has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Ligat ha'Al.
It's back home for Kiryat, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Hapoel Haifa away with the result 2-0. M. Shaker and E. Ansah found the net in that victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hapoel Kfar Saba in a game that was won 1-0.
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). Kiryat have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Beitar Jerusalem playing as the away team in the Ligat ha'Al this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Jerusalem, but there's smiles all around after the 4-0 victory versus Hapoel Hadera (placed 13th) in the Ligat ha'Al last time out. Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Hapoel Haifa.
As you can tell from the results above, Beitar Jerusalem was very dominant against Hapoel Hadera, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with E. Atar (3) and Y. Shua providing the goals. It's hard not to mention E. Atar's lethal finishing against Hapoel Hadera. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hapoel Tel Aviv in just three days.
Jerusalem have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Jerusalem are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Beitar Jerusalem - Kiryat 1-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Kiryat victories, four draws and four Beitar Jerusalem wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Atar 6 goals |   L. Palhano Soares 5 goals |  E. Ansah 3 goals |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Beitar Jerusalem | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 21% | 29% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 36% |
| 36% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.9 | 10.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 24% | 21% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 30% |
- Beitar Jerusalem has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Ligat ha'Al
- Beitar Jerusalem haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the most matches under the total-line (10) 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 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 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 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | -15 | 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 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -14 | 10 |