League round two of the Liga Alef - Süd season and the participants have had a few days to digest the first fixture. Here's the ultimate Hapoel Herzliya - Bnei Eilat match guide:
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.
Hapoel Herzliya form and stats
Last season, Hapoel Herzliya's league statistics were 8 wins, 5 draws and 10 losses, resulting in 9th position in the Liga Alef. In these 23 matches they scored 28 goals and conceded 32. Appearing at home in the last season Hapoel Herzliya managed 3-2-6 (win-draw-lost) with 10 goals and 15 conceded.
It's back home for Hapoel Herzliya, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla away with the result 3-1.
Preceding that fixture, a home win against Shimshon Tel Aviv in the State Cup.
Bnei Eilat form and stats
Let's have a look at how Bnei Eilat performed last season in the Liga Alef - Süd: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 7 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded 50 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 5 and lost 8 with 21/28 goals scored/conceded.
Eilat's last game was the home draw against Maccabi Yavne (2-2). Bnei Eilat's last match (vs Maccabi Yavne) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 88th minute equalizer by Hernández.
A 1-1 draw at MS Dimona's stadium before that.Head 2 Head
Hapoel Herzliya missing players
Bnei Eilat missing players
| Hapoel Herzliya | Bnei Eilat | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hapoel Herzliya | Last season | Bnei Eilat | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 1 | 0 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 8 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 21 | 37 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 28 | 50 | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 71% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 38% | ||
| 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 18% | ||
| 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 21% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 32% | ||
| 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 8.5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | ||
| 8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 11.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hapoel Herzliya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Hapoel Marmorek | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Maccabi Herzliya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Hapoel Bikat Hayarden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Bnei Eilat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Maccabi Yavne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ironi Modi'in | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Holon Yermiyahu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Ironi Kuseife | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ashdod | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MS Dimona | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Maccabi Shaarayim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Shimshon Kafr Qasim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 66 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 41 | 75 |
| 2 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 50 | 73 |
| 3 | Shimshon Kafr Qasim | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 65 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 38 | 73 |
| 4 | Holon Yermiyahu | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 62 |
| 5 | Hapoel Marmorek | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 21 | 59 |
| 6 | Maccabi Yavne | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 56 |
| 7 | Maccabi Ashdod | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 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 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 3 | 42 |
| 10 | Hapoel Bikat Hayarden | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | Shimshon Tel Aviv | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 39 |
| 12 | Maccabi Herzliya | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 37 |
| 13 | Bnei Eilat | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -13 | 37 |
| 14 | Ironi Kuseife | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -4 | 35 |
| 15 | Hapoel Azor | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 57 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | -7 | 33 |
| 16 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 74 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 47 | -38 | 33 |
| 17 | Agudat Sport Nordia | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 36 | 57 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 30 | -21 | 30 |
| 18 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 34 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 60 | -76 | 15 |