Tzeirey Taibe will not bank on any pleasantries from hosts Hapoel Bnei Zalafa in this Liga Alef - North match. Here's our complete preview!
- Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga Alef - North
It's no vacation for neither Hapoel Bnei Zalafa nor Tzeirey Taibe 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 Bnei Zalafa form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga Alef - North, Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have managed 8 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 15 games. Ever since the Maccabi Tzur Shalom game Hapoel Bnei Zalafa has been unbeatable here producing five straight wins.
Zalafa's last game was hosting Ironi Tiberias (placed 1st) and winning 2-1.
Prior to that, an away loss at Hapoel Bu'eine.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 Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost six.
There will be little rest for Zalafa after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Bnei Pardes for a Liga Alef - North game in only two days.
The Hapoel Bnei Zalafa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 15 matches. Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Tzeirey Taibe form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Alef - North travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Tzeirey won their last game, 3-0 versus Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara played at home.
A 0-1 defeat away at Ironi Tiberias before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Tzeirey Taibe in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Tzeirey Taibe, three draws and zero defeats.
A new game in only two days for Tzeirey Taibe, the Liga Alef - North home match versus Hapoel Herzliya. Busy days.
Tzeirey are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 15 away games so far. As opposed to that, Tzeirey Taibe have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent game: Tzeirey Taibe - Hapoel Bnei Zalafa 0-0. Stats for the prior four meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for Hapoel Bnei Zalafa, two draws and one win for Tzeirey Taibe. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Hapoel Bnei Zalafa missing players
Tzeirey Taibe missing players
| Hapoel Bnei Zalafa | Tzeirey Taibe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 41 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 23 | 45 |
| 36 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 27 |
| 90% | 87% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 87% | 83% |
| 77% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 60% | 60% |
| 57% | 47% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 47% | 50% |
| 17% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 47% | 33% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 10% |
| 57% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 37% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 47% | 47% |
| 27% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 7 | 7.4 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 34% | 38% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 38% |
| 6.9 | 5.8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
- Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga Alef - North
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ironi Tiberias | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 55 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 68 |
| 2 | MS Tira | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 60 | 44 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 54 |
| 3 | Tzeirey Taibe | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 52 |
| 4 | Hapoel Bu'eine | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 52 |
| 5 | Hapoel Herzliya | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 47 |
| 6 | Maccabi Ironi Tamra | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 47 |
| 7 | Tzeirei Kafr Kanna | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| 8 | Ironi Baka El Garbiya | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 42 |
| 9 | Hapoel Bnei Zalafa | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 5 | 42 |
| 10 | Ironi Nesher | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 40 |
| 11 | Hapoel Kaukab | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 40 |
| 12 | Maccabi Tzur Shalom | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 40 |
| 13 | Hapoel Kfar Kana | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -3 | 40 |
| 14 | Hapoel Bnei Pardes | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 29 | -18 | 36 |
| 15 | Hapoel Migdal Haemek | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 34 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -8 | 35 |
| 16 | Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -20 | 26 |
| 17 | Hapoel Iksal | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 24 | 68 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 31 | -44 | 26 |
| 18 | Robi Shapira | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 44 | -51 | 21 |
