Hapoel Ashkelon stubborn opponents but Hapoel Bikat Hayarden expect victory

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

Liga Alef - Süd: What this match might miss in elegance it should pay back in tempo and dedication. Get set for Hapoel Bikat Hayarden - Hapoel Ashkelon!

Insights:
  • Hapoel Bikat Hayarden have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest scored goals (18) in Liga Alef - Süd

Hayarden are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Hapoel Ashkelon it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

Both sides have had sufficient rest since their previous competitive action. Let's look for an enthusiastic game!

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Hapoel Bikat Hayarden form and stats

Hapoel Bikat Hayarden have collected 22 points from their Liga Alef - Süd home games so far after 6-4-6.

Hapoel Bikat Hayarden drew their last game, 1-1 away at Maccabi Herzliya (placed 12th).

Before that, Hayarden had a home game versus Hapoel Bnei Lod which ended with a victory 5-0.

It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Hapoel Bikat Hayarden have performed as huge favourites like they are today: ten games found in the database showing four Hapoel Bikat Hayarden wins, one draw and five defeats.

Hapoel Bikat Hayarden has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. On the other hand, Hapoel Bikat Hayarden have conceded 21 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Hapoel Ashkelon form and stats

Hapoel Ashkelon have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Liga Alef - Süd, after 1-1-14 (16 played). Ashkelon seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Hapoel Bnei Lod with 2-3 on the scoreboard.

A 1-7 defeat away at Hapoel Kfar Shalem before that.

Nobody expects Hapoel Ashkelon to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath five times before, with the overall statistics of won zero, draw one and lost four. When defeated, two matches have been lost by two or more goals.

The attacking power of Ashkelon when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 16 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Hapoel Ashkelon defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 53 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the contenders played each other previously this season; Hapoel Ashkelon - Hayarden 0-3. Hapoel Bikat Hayarden-Hapoel Ashkelon H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Hapoel Bikat Hayarden three wins, Hapoel Ashkelon zero wins, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 2 sending-offs from the last three encounters.

Hapoel Bikat Hayarden missing players

Hapoel Ashkelon missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hapoel Bikat Hayarden Hapoel Ashkelon
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
8 6 4 Won W 0 1 3
13 4 0 Drew D 1 1 6
12 6 1 Lost L 4 14 24
33 20 12 Scored S 3 9 18
38 21 4 Conceded C 21 53 87
82% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
73% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 76%
39% 56% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 69% 55%
12% 19% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 44% 33%
9% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 31% 27%
48% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 33%
30% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
39% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 62% 67%
 
3.6 3.4 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.4 2.1 2.1
6.6 7.6 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.4 5.8
2 2.3 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10 10.9 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.6 5.1 5.3
4.2 5.1 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.1 2
22% 25% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 27% 22%
 
12.6 12.4 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 17.4 15.8 13.7
5 4.9 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.8 7.7 6.3
Key stats in Liga Alef - Süd this season:
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest points (4) away in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest scored goals (18) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the most conceded goals (53) away in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the most conceded goals (87) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the most conceded goals in the first half (34) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the most conceded goals in the second half (51) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the the worst goal difference (-44) away in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon have the the worst goal difference (-69) in Liga Alef - Süd
  • Hapoel Ashkelon haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Hapoel Ashkelon is in the worst form (0-2-4)
  • Hapoel Bikat Hayarden have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Hapoel Bikat Hayarden have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hapoel Bikat Hayarden have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hapoel Ashkelon have scored 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 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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