The league table in Ligat ha'Al tells a story about these teams so far, with Maccabi Haifa leading Hapoel Kfar Saba by 19 points. Match preview to follow:
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals (34) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al
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.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
This stadium, Sammy Ofer Stadium, has been a fortress for Maccabi Haifa in the Ligat ha'Al so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-1-0. Ever since the Maccabi Tel Aviv game Maccabi has been unbeatable here at Sammy Ofer Stadium producing six straight wins.
In their previous game, the manager B. Bakhar led his Maccabi Haifa to a defeat in the Ligat ha'Al match away at Maccabi Tel Aviv. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Before that, Maccabi Haifa had a home game versus Bnei Sakhnin which ended with a victory 3-0.
Heartbreak for Maccabi Haifa in their last match as Maccabi Tel Aviv's A. Pesic scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Goals decide football matches and Maccabi are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Defensively Maccabi Haifa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Hapoel Kfar Saba form and stats
There's been little loot from Hapoel Kfar Saba's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Ligat ha'Al. Hapoel Kfar Saba, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al, only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Kfar failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligat ha'Al home match vs Maccabi Netanya (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Bnei Yehuda with the score of 3-1.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The State Cup trip to Kafr Qasim.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kfar have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Hapoel Kfar Saba - Maccabi 3-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Maccabi won five games, one match ended with a draw and Hapoel Kfar Saba has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 14 goals |  D. Haziza 6 goals |  L. Kizito 6 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Hapoel Kfar Saba missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 88% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 71% |
| 71% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 53% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 47% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 32% | 34% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 35% |
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba has the most points from losing position (11) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Kfar Saba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hapoel Kfar Saba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Haifa has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa has the most points (22) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals (17) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals (34) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals in the first half (17) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa has the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa has the the best goal difference (+20) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hapoel Kfar Saba have scored away.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored in all their matches so far.
- Maccabi Haifa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 4 | Ashdod | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 20 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 11 | Bnei Sakhnin | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 18 |
| 12 | Bnei Yehuda | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 16 |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 9 | -13 | 14 |