With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Ironi Kiryat Shmona fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Hapoel Kfar Saba.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligat ha'Al
It's no vacation for neither Kiryat nor Hapoel Kfar Saba as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
2-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Ironi Kiryat Shmona so far this season. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, their manager K. Refua and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
L. Maranhao was the last player to score a league goal for Kiryat and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven't scored in 212 minutes.
Kiryat drew their last game, 0-0 away at Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 5th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Bnei Sakhnin (0-1).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ironi Kiryat Shmona here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 6 games). Kiryat's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Kfar Saba form and stats
There's been little loot from Hapoel Kfar Saba's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the Ligat ha'Al. Hapoel Kfar Saba, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligat ha'Al, only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Kfar's last game was the home draw against Beitar Jerusalem (0-0). Prior to that match, the Kfar manager A. Turgeman faced defeat when travelling to Hapoel Haifa and losing 1-2.
Kfar are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 6 away games. As for defending, Kfar rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Kiryat victories, three draws and five Hapoel Kfar Saba wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Palhano Soares 6 goals |  L. Kizito 5 goals | O. Fadida 3 goals |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Hapoel Kfar Saba missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 83% |
| 50% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 67% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 42% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 17% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 22% | 21% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 14% | 38% |
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the fewest points (2) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the most points from losing position (7) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the the worst goal difference (-9) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hapoel Kfar Saba have yet to win a game away.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hapoel Kfar Saba have scored away.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Bnei Sakhnin | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 13 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -9 | 9 |