Liga Alef - Süd: Hapoel Azor - Maccabi Herzliya pre-match thoughts and facts

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Competition: Israel Liga Alef - Süd
Competition: Wed 13.April
Match begins: 13:15 (UTC)

Hapoel Azor are banking on their home advantage to help them to do well in this game versus Maccabi Herzliya. Who will win?

Insights:
  • Hapoel Azor have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Maccabi Herzliya have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Liga Alef - Süd

Relegation threatens Hapoel Azor who should definitely be looking for some points here. Maccabi Herzliya are struggling to avoid relegation.

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 Azor form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga Alef - Süd this season. Hapoel Azor have only managed 4 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses from their games here.

Azor are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Maccabi Yavne.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ironi Kuseife that ended 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Hapoel Azor perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hapoel Azor as a small favourite), we find eight games. Hapoel Azor has won two of these, drawn four and lost two.

Hapoel Azor are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 16 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 26 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Maccabi Herzliya form and stats

Maccabi Herzliya have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Liga Alef - Süd, after 3-5-8 (16 played). Maccabi Herzliya have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Herzliya's last game was the home draw against Hapoel Bikat Hayarden (1-1).

A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Maccabi Yavne.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Maccabi Herzliya playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Maccabi Herzliya wins, one draw and two defeats.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Maccabi Herzliya have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved played each other earlier on this campaign: Maccabi Herzliya - Azor 1-3. Hapoel Azor-Maccabi Herzliya H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Hapoel Azor three wins, Maccabi Herzliya two wins, zero draws. one of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Hapoel Azor missing players

Maccabi Herzliya missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hapoel Azor Maccabi Herzliya
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
9 4 3 Won W 1 3 9
5 2 0 Drew D 2 5 9
19 10 2 Lost L 2 8 15
47 20 10 Scored S 3 11 32
54 26 5 Conceded C 4 18 38
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 75% 79%
85% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 64%
70% 62% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 36%
39% 38% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 18%
18% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
55% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 31% 39%
27% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 60% 38% 39%
27% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 56% 42%
 
3.7 4.1 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 2.6 2.8
3.5 2.9 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.3 3.9
1.9 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.9 2.4
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
9.3 9.9 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 6.9 7.5
3.7 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.6 3
40% 35% 53% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 26% 32%
 
8.5 8.7 5.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7.2 10.2 9.1
4 3.7 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4.1 3.7
Key stats in Liga Alef - Süd this season:
  • Hapoel Azor have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Maccabi Herzliya have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Liga Alef - Süd

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 33 22 6 5 64 25 16 10 3 3 26 14 17 12 3 2 38 11 39 72
2 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 33 21 7 5 66 24 16 11 2 3 35 16 17 10 5 2 31 8 42 70
3 Shimshon Kafr Qasim 33 20 10 3 62 25 16 10 5 1 38 12 17 10 5 2 24 13 37 70
4 Holon Yermiyahu 33 18 7 8 51 42 17 9 4 4 30 27 16 9 3 4 21 15 9 61
5 Hapoel Marmorek 33 16 8 9 50 30 16 7 4 5 21 14 17 9 4 4 29 16 20 56
6 Maccabi Yavne 33 14 14 5 38 25 17 9 5 3 21 12 16 5 9 2 17 13 13 56
7 Maccabi Ashdod 33 13 9 11 35 36 17 6 6 5 19 19 16 7 3 6 16 17 -1 48
8 Maccabi Shaarayim 34 12 10 12 39 39 17 7 6 4 22 13 17 5 4 8 17 26 0 46
9 MS Dimona 33 11 8 14 42 39 16 6 5 5 22 18 17 5 3 9 20 21 3 41
10 Shimshon Tel Aviv 34 11 6 17 56 57 17 6 3 8 33 27 17 5 3 9 23 30 -1 39
11 Hapoel Bikat Hayarden 33 8 13 12 33 38 16 6 4 6 20 21 17 2 9 6 13 17 -5 37
12 Maccabi Herzliya 33 9 9 15 32 38 17 6 4 7 21 20 16 3 5 8 11 18 -6 36
13 Bnei Eilat 33 10 6 17 36 49 17 6 2 9 16 22 16 4 4 8 20 27 -13 36
14 Ironi Kuseife 33 12 8 13 35 38 17 7 4 6 17 13 16 5 4 7 18 25 -3 35
15 Hapoel Azor 33 9 5 19 47 54 16 4 2 10 20 26 17 5 3 9 27 28 -7 32
16 Hapoel Bnei Lod 33 7 11 15 33 71 16 4 8 4 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 47 -38 32
17 Agudat Sport Nordia 33 9 3 21 35 55 17 7 1 9 23 27 16 2 2 12 12 28 -20 30
18 Hapoel Ashkelon 33 3 6 24 18 87 17 2 5 10 9 34 16 1 1 14 9 53 -69 15

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 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 33 22 6 5 64 25 16 10 3 3 26 14 17 12 3 2 38 11 39 72
2 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 33 21 7 5 66 24 16 11 2 3 35 16 17 10 5 2 31 8 42 70
3 Shimshon Kafr Qasim 33 20 10 3 62 25 16 10 5 1 38 12 17 10 5 2 24 13 37 70
4 Holon Yermiyahu 33 18 7 8 51 42 17 9 4 4 30 27 16 9 3 4 21 15 9 61
5 Hapoel Marmorek 33 16 8 9 50 30 16 7 4 5 21 14 17 9 4 4 29 16 20 56
6 Maccabi Yavne 33 14 14 5 38 25 17 9 5 3 21 12 16 5 9 2 17 13 13 56
7 Maccabi Ashdod 33 13 9 11 35 36 17 6 6 5 19 19 16 7 3 6 16 17 -1 48
8 Maccabi Shaarayim 34 12 10 12 39 39 17 7 6 4 22 13 17 5 4 8 17 26 0 46
9 MS Dimona 33 11 8 14 42 39 16 6 5 5 22 18 17 5 3 9 20 21 3 41
10 Shimshon Tel Aviv 34 11 6 17 56 57 17 6 3 8 33 27 17 5 3 9 23 30 -1 39
11 Hapoel Bikat Hayarden 33 8 13 12 33 38 16 6 4 6 20 21 17 2 9 6 13 17 -5 37
12 Maccabi Herzliya 33 9 9 15 32 38 17 6 4 7 21 20 16 3 5 8 11 18 -6 36
13 Bnei Eilat 33 10 6 17 36 49 17 6 2 9 16 22 16 4 4 8 20 27 -13 36
14 Ironi Kuseife 33 12 8 13 35 38 17 7 4 6 17 13 16 5 4 7 18 25 -3 35
15 Hapoel Azor 33 9 5 19 47 54 16 4 2 10 20 26 17 5 3 9 27 28 -7 32
16 Hapoel Bnei Lod 33 7 11 15 33 71 16 4 8 4 20 24 17 3 3 11 13 47 -38 32
17 Agudat Sport Nordia 33 9 3 21 35 55 17 7 1 9 23 27 16 2 2 12 12 28 -20 30
18 Hapoel Ashkelon 33 3 6 24 18 87 17 2 5 10 9 34 16 1 1 14 9 53 -69 15

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