Shimshon Bnei Taibe have performed better than Beitar Petah Tikva so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
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.
Shimshon Bnei Taibe form and stats
The story so far in the Lig Bet for Shimshon Bnei Taibe at their home stadium is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
In their previous game, led his Shimshon Bnei Taibe to a defeat in the Lig Bet match away at Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Beitar Ramat Gan.
Goals decide football matches and Shimshon Bnei Taibe are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Beitar Petah Tikva form and stats
Playing away, Beitar Petah Tikva have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Lig Bet this season. Beitar Petah Tikva have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Beitar Petah Tikva play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Hapoel Mahane Yehuda (placed 12th). Preceding that, the 1-4 home loss versus Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim.
Beitar Petah Tikva have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Beitar Petah Tikva in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Beitar Petah Tikva - Shimshon Bnei Taibe 1-2 earlier this season. Shimshon Bnei Taibe-Beitar Petah Tikva H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Shimshon Bnei Taibe 1 win, Beitar Petah Tikva 0 wins, 2 draws. 1 of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Shimshon Bnei Taibe missing players
Beitar Petah Tikva missing players
| Shimshon Bnei Taibe | Beitar Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 31 | 19 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 29 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 72% | 89% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 61% |
| 39% | 56% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 22% | 33% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 22% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 72% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.4 |
| 3.6 | 1 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 4.1 | 6 | 6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 42 | 8 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 51 | 79 |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 26 | 38 |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 38% | 45% |
- All of Shimshon Bnei Taibe's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Beitar Petah Tikva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Shimshon Bnei Taibe has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Shimshon Bnei Taibe have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Shimshon Bnei Taibe have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Shimshon Bnei Taibe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 43 | 43 |
| 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 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 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 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | Maccabi Ironi Amishav PT | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| 7 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Beitar Petah Tikva | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 25 |
| 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 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Hapoel Mahane Yehuda | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 20 |
| 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 | Otzma Holon | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 21 | -17 | 16 |
| 15 | Hapoel Hod Hasharon | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -20 | 16 |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Bara | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 26 | -16 | 15 |