The Ligat ha'Al league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Maccabi Petah Tikva and Ironi Kiryat Shmona are placed 1st and 7th respectively.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
As mentioned below, Maccabi Petah Tikva are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Ligat ha'Al games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at HaMoshava Stadium.
The Maccabi supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Hapoel Haifa in Ligat ha'Al and win 2-0. Heartbreak before that as Maccabi Petah Tikva lost 0-1 at Ashdod's place.
Maccabi Petah Tikva has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
Only one away game in the Ligat ha'Al so far for Ironi Kiryat Shmona and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 losses from 4 travels.
There were no winners in Kiryat's previous match, a Ligat ha'Al home game that ended 1-1 vs Hapoel Hadera (placed 11th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Hapoel Haifa.
The draw against Hapoel Hadera came from a losing position. The Ironi Kiryat Shmona manager K. Refua brought on G. Ben Lulu as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
2 goals so far away for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for Maccabi, zero draws and two wins for Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Baribo 2 goals |  L. Palhano Soares 2 goals | G. Hadida 1 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.2 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 9 | 5 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 5 | 32 |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 27% |
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the the best goal difference (+2) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva is in the best form (3-0-1)
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Last season | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 17 | 33 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 11 | 19 | ||
| 66 | 40 | Scored | S | 13 | 30 | ||
| 37 | 22 | Conceded | C | 26 | 43 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 94% | ||
| 81% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 67% | ||
| 49% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 48% | ||
| 30% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 11% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 51% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 41% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 27% | ||
| 16% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 42% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 8 | ||
| 357 | 207 | Total Shots | T S | 145 | 288 | ||
| 159 | 95 | Shots on Target | S O | 48 | 107 | ||
| 42% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||
| 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 Petah Tikva | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Bnei Yehuda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hapoel Hadera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Hapoel Haifa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Bnei Sakhnin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 Petah Tikva | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 71 |
| 2 | Bnei Sakhnin | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 67 |
| 3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 60 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
| 5 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 58 |
| 6 | Kafr Qasim | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 52 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 49 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bnei Yehuda | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 49 |
| 2 | Ashdod | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 41 |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 40 |
| 4 | Hapoel Hadera | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 40 |
| 5 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38 |
| 6 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 17 |