Game week two of the Lig Bet season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Shikun HaMizrah - Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat preview:
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Shikun HaMizrah form and stats
The hosts won their first Lig Bet game here at East Institute Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Shikun HaMizrah last season were 8 wins, 0 draws and 7 losses from 15 games.
Shikun HaMizrah's last game was hosting Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat (placed 15th) and winning 3-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Maccabi Ironi Sderot.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Shikun HaMizrah at home in the league. 3 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Last season, Shikun HaMizrah's league statistics were 14 wins, 3 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Lig Bet. Over these 30 matches they scored 46 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Shikun HaMizrah managed 8-0-7 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 11 conceded.
Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Lig Bet ended in defeat. Last season Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat had these away match statistics: Played 15; won 2, drew 6 and lost 7.
Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Shikun HaMizrah (placed 2nd). A 0-3 loss hosting Hapoel Lod before that.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat has managed 0 goals and let in 3 from 1 match.
Let's have a look at how Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat performed last season in the Lig Bet: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 33 and conceded 54 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 6 and lost 7 with 11/29 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Shikun HaMizrah - Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat 3-0 earlier this season. Last three meetings between the teams: Shikun HaMizrah won 3, Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat won 0 and 0 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 0 matches with two goals or less.Shikun HaMizrah missing players
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| Shikun HaMizrah | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shikun HaMizrah | Last season | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | ||||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 31 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | 2 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | 6 | 9 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | 7 | 14 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | 11 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 11 | Conceded | 29 | 57 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 80% | 87% | ||
| 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 74% | ||
| 53% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 60% | 61% | ||
| 20% | 13% | Over 3.5 | 40% | 29% | ||
| 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 20% | 19% | ||
| 30% | 0% | BTTS | 47% | 48% | ||
| 33% | 53% | Clean Sheets | 33% | 29% | ||
| 37% | 47% | Failed To Score | 40% | 35% | ||
| 3 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | 1 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | 8 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | 1 | 2 | ||
- Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Shikun HaMizrah have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Shikun HaMizrah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 22-03-19 | | Shikun HaMizrah | 0 - 3 | Maccabi Kiryat Malachi |
| 26-03-19 | | Beitar Givat Zeev Shevi | 1 - 2 | Shikun HaMizrah |
| 02-04-19 | | Shikun HaMizrah | 0 - 2 | Beitar Ir Ma'ale Adumim |
| 05-04-19 | | Maccabi Ironi Sderot | 2 - 1 | Shikun HaMizrah |
| 06-09-19 | | Shikun HaMizrah | 3 - 0 | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat |
| 14-09-19 | | Moadon Tzeirey Rahat | - | Shikun HaMizrah |
| 16-09-19 | | Shikun HaMizrah | - | Maccabi Ironi Netivot |
| 21-09-19 | | Shikun HaMizrah | - | Maccabi Ironi Netivot |
| 05-10-19 | | Beitar Yavne | - | Shikun HaMizrah |
| 12-10-19 | | Shikun HaMizrah | - | Maccabi Kiryat Malachi |
| 29-03-19 | | Maccabi Kiryat Malachi | 4 - 1 | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat |
| 02-04-19 | | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | 6 - 1 | Beitar Givat Zeev Shevi |
| 05-04-19 | | Beitar Ir Ma'ale Adumim | 3 - 0 | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat |
| 12-04-19 | | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | 0 - 3 | Hapoel Lod |
| 06-09-19 | | Shikun HaMizrah | 3 - 0 | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat |
| 13-09-19 | | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | 00:00 | Beitar Ir Ma'ale Adumim |
| 21-09-19 | | Hapoel Yeruham | - | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat |
| 05-10-19 | | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | - | Hapoel Lod |
| 12-10-19 | | Ironi Kuseife | - | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat |
| 19-10-19 | | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | - | Moadon Tzeirey Rahat |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ironi Kuseife | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Shikun HaMizrah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Hapoel Yeruham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Ironi Modi'in | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Maccabi Ironi Netivot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Maccabi Kiryat Malachi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MS Be'er Sheva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Hapoel Lod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Beitar Ir Ma'ale Adumim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Maccabi Ashdod | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 53 | 72 |
| 2 | Maccabi Kiryat Malachi | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 50 | 71 |
| 3 | Maccabi Ironi Sderot | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 7 | 52 | 70 |
| 4 | MS Dimona | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 74 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 46 | 63 |
| 5 | Hapoel Yeruham | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 70 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 39 | 63 |
| 6 | Shikun HaMizrah | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 46 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 45 |
| 7 | Ironi Modi'in | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 48 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 27 | -3 | 38 |
| 8 | MS Be'er Sheva | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Maccabi Ironi Netivot | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 44 | 53 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 24 | -9 | 36 |
| 10 | Beitar Ir Ma'ale Adumim | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -9 | 35 |
| 11 | Ironi Kuseife | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 34 | -16 | 34 |
| 12 | Bnei Eilat | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 37 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 36 | -19 | 34 |
| 13 | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 54 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 33 |
| 14 | Hapoel Lod | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 82 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 36 | -50 | 27 |
| 15 | Bnei Yeechalal Rehovot | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 33 | -45 | 22 |
| 16 | Beitar Givat Zeev Shevi | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 92 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 50 | -80 | 6 |
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