Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Maccabi Tel Aviv in 5th and Ironi Kiryat Shmona in 7th place.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv has the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligat ha'Al
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi nor Ironi Kiryat Shmona 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 Tel Aviv form and stats
2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Maccabi Tel Aviv so far this season.
Maccabi travelled for their previous game, a trip to Beitar Jerusalem that ended 0-0. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Maccabi Netanya that ended 2-2.
The manager G. Donis will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hapoel Tel Aviv in only four days.
Maccabi Tel Aviv can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 10 times. 7 goals have been conceded.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
Playing away, Ironi Kiryat Shmona, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Ligat ha'Al, have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season. With the Kiryat losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Kiryat are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 212 minutes ago. L. Maranhao was the goal scorer.
Kiryat failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligat ha'Al home match vs Bnei Sakhnin (placed 10th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that match, the Ironi Kiryat Shmona manager K. Refua faced defeat when travelling to Beitar Jerusalem and losing 0-1.
Kiryat were so close to getting something from the game against Bnei Sakhnin, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal three minutes into overtime.
A quick return to home after this game, as Kiryat are hosting Hapoel Kfar Saba in the Ligat ha'Al only three days away.
The attacking power of Kiryat when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Ironi Kiryat Shmona as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi eight wins, zero draws and Ironi Kiryat Shmona two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Cohen 7 goals |  L. Palhano Soares 6 goals |  E. Ansah 2 goals |
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 82% | 80% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 73% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 40% | 55% |
| 73% | 80% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 20% | 18% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 20% | 27% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 45% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 13.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| 4.5 | 5.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 39% | 36% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 24% | 22% |
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv has the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have scored more than double the goals of Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Ashdod | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 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 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -10 | 6 |