There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Maccabi Petah Tikva leading Bnei Sakhnin by 9 points.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva has the most clean sheets (4) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin has the most conceded goals (22) in Ligat ha'Al
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Maccabi and Bnei Sakhnin.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva, who have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Ligat ha'Al, are steadily winning Ligat ha'Al games and points here at HaMoshava Stadium. 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
Maccabi enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hapoel Be'er Sheva's place. The match ended 2-1. Ahead of that match, Maccabi lost 1-2 at home to Maccabi Haifa.
Maccabi has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively Maccabi have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (22) in Ligat ha'Al, on their Ligat ha'Al travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Momentum is building for Sakhnin in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
The manager E. Shavit was unhappy after their last game, a Ligat ha'Al match played at their home ground Doha Stadium. Sakhnin suffered a 0-1 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv (placed 14th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ironi Kiryat Shmona at their stadium, the result 1-0.
Sakhnin have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. The Sakhnin manager E. Shavit has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi four wins, four draws and Bnei Sakhnin two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Abada 4 goals | T. Baribo 3 goals |  O. Khalaila 3 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Bnei Sakhnin missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Bnei Sakhnin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | 22 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 58% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 42% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 55% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 27% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 17% | 9% |
| 42% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 42% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 36% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 45% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5.9 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 9 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 18% |
- Bnei Sakhnin has the most conceded goals (22) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin has the the worst goal difference (-14) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Bnei Sakhnin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva has the most clean sheets (4) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva 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 | 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 |