A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Maccabi Tel Aviv fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and Hapoel Hadera's 11th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hapoel Hadera have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi nor Hapoel Hadera 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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Maccabi Tel Aviv, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Ligat ha'Al, have performed here at Winner Stadium this season with 5 wins from 9 Ligat ha'Al matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. Maccabi Tel Aviv haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Ashdod, 65 days ago. Two home wins in a row for Maccabi bring valid hopes of a third.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Daniel Miller Tenenbaum not having conceded a league goal in 252 minutes.
Maccabi's previous game was a Ligat ha'Al match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Bnei Sakhnin (placed 12th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that match, a win away at Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Some amazing scenes last match, when Dor Peretz scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Maccabi home games with this odds we find 19 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in twelve wins, five draws and two defeats. Looking at the victories, six matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Maccabi Tel Aviv as they are travelling to their away game against Hapoel Kfar Saba in the Ligat ha'Al. That match is three days after this one.
The Maccabi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Maccabi Tel Aviv are not conceding a lot of goals here at Winner Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hapoel Hadera so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Hadera's last game was the home draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv (1-1). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Bnei Sakhnin.
You'll want to know how Hapoel Hadera managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found four similar matches resulting in one away win, one draw and two home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Hadera are hosting Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Ligat ha'Al only four days away.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hadera have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Hapoel Hadera - Maccabi 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Maccabi six wins, one draw and Hapoel Hadera zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Cohen 9 goals |  A. Pešić 5 goals |  O. Marshal 5 goals |
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| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Hapoel Hadera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 32 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 17 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 23 |
| 84% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 58% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 44% | 63% |
| 58% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 22% | 37% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 11% | 37% |
| 53% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 16% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 10.6 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| 37% | 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 36% |
- Maccabi Tel Aviv has the most clean sheets (10) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv has the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hapoel Hadera have scored away.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 39 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 27 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 11 | Hapoel Hadera | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Bnei Sakhnin | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -20 | 18 |
| 13 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Bnei Yehuda | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -16 | 16 |