Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Sakhnin spectators can't wait for Ligat ha'Al clash at Winner Stadium
Only a win will satisfy the Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters in this Winner Stadium clash with Bnei Sakhnin, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Ligat ha'Al table.
Insights:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Bnei Sakhnin has the the worst goal difference (-19) in Ligat ha'Al
Best bookmaker betting odds:
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Maccabi Tel Aviv have collected 15 points from their Ligat ha'Al home games so far after 4-3-1. Maccabi haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Ashdod, 61 days ago.
Happy days for Maccabi in their previous game, a Ligat ha'Al match away at Hapoel Be'er Sheva (placed 5th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Maccabi had a home game versus Maccabi Haifa which ended with a victory 2-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Maccabi have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost zero.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Maccabi, as the Ligat ha'Al home game vs Hapoel Hadera is only four days away.
The Maccabi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Maccabi Tel Aviv have conceded 8 goals.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
3-3-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Bnei Sakhnin, who have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Ligat ha'Al, in their Ligat ha'Al matches away.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligat ha'Al home defeat versus Hapoel Hadera with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bnei Sakhnin playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one Sakhnin win, three draws and three defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Sakhnin are hosting Hapoel Kfar Saba in the Ligat ha'Al only three days away.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sakhnin struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Bnei Sakhnin - Maccabi 1-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi eight wins, two draws and Bnei Sakhnin zero victories. As for goals, five 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. Khalaila 3 goals |
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
Bnei Sakhnin missing players
| Rio Branco | Galvez | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 60% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 90% |
| 60% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 60% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 11 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 11 | 45 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 62% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 117% | 68% |
- All of Galvez's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Galvez has the fewest conceded goals (2) away in Serie D
- Galvez has the most clean sheets (5) in Serie D
- Galvez has the most matches over the total-line (6) in Serie D
- Galvez has the most points (9) away in Serie D
- Galvez has the the best goal difference (+7) away in Serie D
- Galvez have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Galvez haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rio Branco has the fewest conceded goals (7) in Serie D
- Rio Branco has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Serie D
- Rio Branco has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Serie D
- Rio Branco have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rio Branco have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rio Branco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Bragantino PA | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Fast Clube | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 19 |
| 3 | Galvez | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Rio Branco | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Independente PA | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 11 |
| 6 | Vilhenense | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 7 | Atletico Acreano | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 6 |