This could be an interesting match as Maccabi Netanya have their presumed home advantage while Ashdod are ahead 5 points in the Ligat ha'Al table.
- Maccabi Netanya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ashdod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi nor Ashdod 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.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
The story so far in the Ligat ha'Al for Maccabi Netanya at their home stadium (Winner Stadium) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. With Maccabi having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager R. Atteveld.
Happy days for Maccabi in their previous game, a Ligat ha'Al match away at Hapoel Kfar Saba (placed 10th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Maccabi Tel Aviv (1-3).
The Maccabi manager R. Atteveld has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Maccabi have conceded 9 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ashdod form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligat ha'Al matches, Ashdod have produced an overall stat of 3-1-4 so far.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 4-0 against Bnei Yehuda in their previous game. A 1-2 defeat away at Maccabi Petah Tikva before that.
As mentioned above, Ashdod was the only team on the pitch versus Bnei Yehuda in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
The visiting Ashdod have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ashdod have conceded 8 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Ashdod - Maccabi 4-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Maccabi won three games, three matches ended with a draw and Ashdod has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  H. Ezra 4 goals |  G. Kanichowsky 4 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Ashdod missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Ashdod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| 22 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 69% |
| 53% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 44% |
| 35% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 18% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 47% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 29% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7.1 | 9.3 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 37% | 57% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 34% |
- Ashdod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Netanya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 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 Yehuda | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 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 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 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 |