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Competition: Israel Liga Alef - North
Competition: Tue 08.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

This is match day, this is Liga Alef - North and this is Hapoel Kaukab - Hapoel Bnei Zalafa. Get our full match guide!

Insights:
  • Hapoel Kaukab have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga Alef - North

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Hapoel Kaukab form and stats

Hapoel Kaukab have played 13 Liga Alef - North games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). With Hapoel Kaukab having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Namrazi.

Kaukab are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Ironi Tiberias.

Preceding that match was the home game against Hapoel Bu'eine that was lost 1-3.

Hapoel Kaukab are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Alef - North match at Hapoel Bnei Pardes awaits in two days.

19 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Hapoel Bnei Zalafa form and stats

Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have only collected 13 points from their away games in the Liga Alef - North, after 3-4-6 (13 played).

It's the second away game in a row for Hapoel Bnei Zalafa, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Hapoel Iksal (placed 16th) last time out.

Before that, Hapoel Bnei Zalafa secured a home win against Hapoel Kfar Kana with the score 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hapoel Bnei Zalafa playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were three Zalafa wins, two draws and zero defeats.

Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. Zalafa's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 21 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved played each other earlier on this match year: Hapoel Bnei Zalafa - Hapoel Kaukab 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Hapoel Kaukab four wins, one draw and Hapoel Bnei Zalafa zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Hapoel Kaukab missing players

Hapoel Bnei Zalafa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hapoel Kaukab Hapoel Bnei Zalafa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 2 Played P 4 13 27
10 5 1 Won W 0 3 10
5 3 0 Drew D 1 4 6
11 5 1 Lost L 3 6 11
45 26 8 Scored S 3 15 35
37 19 7 Conceded C 7 21 32
81% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
69% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 85% 74%
65% 69% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 48%
38% 38% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 19%
15% 15% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
54% 54% 100% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 52%
38% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 30%
27% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 30%
 
4.1 4.1 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.4 4.5
4 3.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.2 2.9 3.1
2.1 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.2 7.3 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 9.1 8.5
4.2 3.9 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.6 4.2
40% 54% 73% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 27% 33%
 
8.4 6.8 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 8.1 7
4 3.1 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 3.6
Key stats in Liga Alef - North this season:
  • Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hapoel Bnei Zalafa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Liga Alef - North
  • Hapoel Kaukab have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Ironi Tiberias 26 17 8 1 45 16 14 8 5 1 24 10 12 9 3 0 21 6 29 59
2 Hapoel Bu'eine 26 14 6 6 34 15 13 8 2 3 21 8 13 6 4 3 13 7 19 48
3 Tzeirey Taibe 26 13 6 7 37 23 13 5 4 4 16 10 13 8 2 3 21 13 14 45
4 MS Tira 26 13 3 10 51 40 14 6 1 7 30 27 12 7 2 3 21 13 11 42
5 Tzeirei Kafr Kanna 26 12 5 9 45 32 13 6 2 5 19 15 13 6 3 4 26 17 13 41
6 Hapoel Herzliya 26 12 5 9 40 31 13 7 0 6 26 17 13 5 5 3 14 14 9 41
7 Maccabi Ironi Tamra 26 11 6 9 31 28 13 5 4 4 15 13 13 6 2 5 16 15 3 39
8 Ironi Baka El Garbiya 26 11 4 11 35 29 13 8 1 4 22 13 13 3 3 7 13 16 6 37
9 Hapoel Bnei Zalafa 27 10 6 11 35 32 14 7 2 5 20 11 13 3 4 6 15 21 3 36
10 Hapoel Kfar Kana 26 9 9 8 37 37 14 4 7 3 19 16 12 5 2 5 18 21 0 36
11 Maccabi Tzur Shalom 26 10 6 10 26 27 13 4 4 5 12 12 13 6 2 5 14 15 -1 36
12 Hapoel Kaukab 26 10 5 11 45 37 13 5 3 5 26 19 13 5 2 6 19 18 8 35
13 Ironi Nesher 26 9 6 11 30 26 12 6 2 4 19 9 14 3 4 7 11 17 4 33
14 Hapoel Bnei Pardes 26 8 6 12 29 48 11 3 2 6 9 20 15 5 4 6 20 28 -19 29
15 Hapoel Migdal Haemek 26 6 9 11 29 41 13 4 5 4 16 20 13 2 4 7 13 21 -12 27
16 Hapoel Iksal 27 8 2 17 22 57 13 3 1 9 10 28 14 5 1 8 12 29 -35 26
17 Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara 26 6 5 15 26 42 13 3 3 7 11 17 13 3 2 8 15 25 -16 23
18 Robi Shapira 26 6 3 17 27 63 13 3 2 8 15 29 13 3 1 9 12 34 -36 21

Table
  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 26 17 8 1 45 16 14 8 5 1 24 10 12 9 3 0 21 6 29 59
2 Hapoel Bu'eine 26 14 6 6 34 15 13 8 2 3 21 8 13 6 4 3 13 7 19 48
3 Tzeirey Taibe 26 13 6 7 37 23 13 5 4 4 16 10 13 8 2 3 21 13 14 45
4 MS Tira 26 13 3 10 51 40 14 6 1 7 30 27 12 7 2 3 21 13 11 42
5 Tzeirei Kafr Kanna 26 12 5 9 45 32 13 6 2 5 19 15 13 6 3 4 26 17 13 41
6 Hapoel Herzliya 26 12 5 9 40 31 13 7 0 6 26 17 13 5 5 3 14 14 9 41
7 Maccabi Ironi Tamra 26 11 6 9 31 28 13 5 4 4 15 13 13 6 2 5 16 15 3 39
8 Ironi Baka El Garbiya 26 11 4 11 35 29 13 8 1 4 22 13 13 3 3 7 13 16 6 37
9 Hapoel Bnei Zalafa 27 10 6 11 35 32 14 7 2 5 20 11 13 3 4 6 15 21 3 36
10 Hapoel Kfar Kana 26 9 9 8 37 37 14 4 7 3 19 16 12 5 2 5 18 21 0 36
11 Maccabi Tzur Shalom 26 10 6 10 26 27 13 4 4 5 12 12 13 6 2 5 14 15 -1 36
12 Hapoel Kaukab 26 10 5 11 45 37 13 5 3 5 26 19 13 5 2 6 19 18 8 35
13 Ironi Nesher 26 9 6 11 30 26 12 6 2 4 19 9 14 3 4 7 11 17 4 33
14 Hapoel Bnei Pardes 26 8 6 12 29 48 11 3 2 6 9 20 15 5 4 6 20 28 -19 29
15 Hapoel Migdal Haemek 26 6 9 11 29 41 13 4 5 4 16 20 13 2 4 7 13 21 -12 27
16 Hapoel Iksal 27 8 2 17 22 57 13 3 1 9 10 28 14 5 1 8 12 29 -35 26
17 Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara 26 6 5 15 26 42 13 3 3 7 11 17 13 3 2 8 15 25 -16 23
18 Robi Shapira 26 6 3 17 27 63 13 3 2 8 15 29 13 3 1 9 12 34 -36 21

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