Hapoel Hod Hasharon hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 15th position in the Lig Bet table. Visiting Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa holds 10th place with 20 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Hapoel Hod Hasharon nor Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa 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.
Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa when playing on grass are 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from four matches. They have scored 1 goal and conceded 4 times in these games.
Hapoel Hod Hasharon form and stats
Hapoel Hod Hasharon's results here in the Lig Bet have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 5 defeats. The Hapoel Hod Hasharon manager D. Halaf might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Hapoel Hod Hasharon's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa (placed 10th). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Ironi Beit Dagan.
This is expected to be a close game, with Hapoel Hod Hasharon perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hapoel Hod Hasharon as a small favourite), we find two games. Hapoel Hod Hasharon has won 0 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Hapoel Hod Hasharon here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 8 games). Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Hapoel Hod Hasharon with 19 goals conceded in these matches.
Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa form and stats
Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Lig Bet, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa are looking to quickly end their 270 minutes long goal drought in the Lig Bet.
Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Hapoel Hod Hasharon (placed 15th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Tzeirey Taibe.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were 1 Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa - Hapoel Hod Hasharon 1-1. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 2 Hapoel Hod Hasharon victories, 1 draw and 1 Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa win. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Hapoel Hod Hasharon missing players
Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa missing players
| Hapoel Hod Hasharon | Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 6 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 34 | 20 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 22 |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 72% |
| 44% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 39% | 44% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 39% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 50% | 67% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 56% | 39% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 7.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 134 | 96 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 32 | 76 |
| 62 | 51 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 19 | 41 |
| 15% | 12% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 11% | 17% |
- Hapoel Hod Hasharon has the fewest points (5) at home
- Hapoel Hod Hasharon has the fewest scored goals (6) at home
- Hapoel Hod Hasharon has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1)
- Hapoel Hod Hasharon has the most conceded goals (19) at home
- Hapoel Hod Hasharon has the the worst goal difference (-13) at home
- Hapoel Hod Hasharon has the the worst goal difference (-21)
- Hapoel Hod Hasharon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hapoel Hod Hasharon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tzeirey Taibe | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 39 | 40 |
| 2 | Ironi Beit Dagan | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 34 |
| 3 | Hapoel Kiryat Ono | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Hapoel Qalansawe | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Shimshon Bnei Taibe | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Maccabi Ironi Amishav PT | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 8 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Beitar Kfar Saba Shlomi | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 20 |
| 12 | Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 13 | Beitar Ramat Gan | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 14 | Hapoel Kfar Bara | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 15 |
| 15 | Hapoel Hod Hasharon | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -21 | 15 |
| 16 | Otzma Holon | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 | -17 | 13 |