Hapoel Lod hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 16 points and a 14th position in the Lig Bet table. Visiting Maccabi Kiryat Malachi holds 6th place with 38 pts.
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.
Hapoel Lod form and stats
With 2 Lig Bet wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Hapoel Lod are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Hapoel Lod are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Beitar Yavne. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Maccabi Ironi Netivot.
Hapoel Lod has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Hapoel Lod are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (22 from 11 played).
Maccabi Kiryat Malachi form and stats
4-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi in their Lig Bet matches away.
Two away games in a row for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Beitar Ir Ma'ale Adumim in the Lig Bet. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Shikun HaMizrah.
The Maccabi Kiryat Malachi manager H. Aton has got the team scoring on the road, with 23 away goals in 11 league matches. It's not easy to score on Maccabi Kiryat Malachi as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Lod and Maccabi Kiryat Malachi have met before this season: Maccabi Kiryat Malachi - Hapoel Lod 4-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Hapoel Lod victories, zero draws and three Maccabi Kiryat Malachi wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.Hapoel Lod missing players
Maccabi Kiryat Malachi missing players
| Hapoel Lod | Maccabi Kiryat Malachi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | 48 |
| 49 | 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 91% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 86% |
| 77% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 81% |
| 68% | 64% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 55% | 67% |
| 45% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 43% |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 27% | 33% |
| 59% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 62% |
| 14% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 33% |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 19% |
| 3.6 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11.3 | 7 | 6.2 |
| 5.6 | 6 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 116 | 63 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 78 | 143 |
| 49 | 25 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 35 | 68 |
| 37% | 40% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 31% | 44% |
- Hapoel Lod have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Maccabi Kiryat Malachi has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Maccabi Kiryat Malachi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | MS Dimona | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 46 | 57 |
| 2 | Ironi Kuseife | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 38 | 51 |
| 3 | Shikun HaMizrah | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 53 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 38 | 45 |
| 4 | MS Be'er Sheva | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 42 |
| 5 | Hapoel Yeruham | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 40 |
| 6 | Maccabi Kiryat Malachi | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 38 |
| 7 | Bnei Eilat | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 8 | Maccabi Ironi Sderot | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 36 |
| 9 | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -7 | 27 |
| 10 | Ironi Modi'in | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | Beitar Ir Ma'ale Adumim | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 55 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 29 | -18 | 22 |
| 12 | Maccabi Ironi Netivot | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 13 | Beitar Yavne | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Hapoel Lod | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -25 | 16 |
| 15 | Moadon Tzeirey Rahat | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 49 | -68 | 10 |
| 16 | Hapoel Gedera | 22 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 78 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 40 | -60 | 4 |