Liga Alef - Süd: Hapoel Kfar Shalem - Shimshon Tel Aviv pre-match thoughts and the hard facts

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Competition: Israel Liga Alef - Süd
Competition: Fri 30.December
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: Shkhunat Hatikva Stadium (6016 seats)

A quick peek at the Liga Alef - Süd table shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but that's not all you need to know. Check out our Hapoel Kfar Shalem - Shimshon Tel Aviv preview!

Insights:
  • Hapoel Kfar Shalem have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Shimshon Tel Aviv have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.

This ground has grass, which is not Shimshon Tel Aviv's everyday surface at their own football pitch. When appearing on grass Shimshon Tel Aviv have performed like this: Played seven matches resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 6 defeats with the goal stats 5-17 (scored/conceded).

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

Hapoel Kfar Shalem and Shimshon Tel Aviv should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Hapoel Kfar Shalem form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Shkhunat Hatikva Stadium as Hapoel Kfar Shalem have scored 14 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Liga Alef - Süd are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Hapoel Kfar Shalem here at Shkhunat Hatikva Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

A strong away win for Hapoel Kfar Shalem against Maccabi Shaarayim the last match.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Shimshon Kafr Qasim in a game that was won 7-0.

The Hapoel Kfar Shalem manager Peretz has got the team scoring with 14 from 6 home games in the league. From these home matches, Shalem have conceded only 4 goals.

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Shimshon Tel Aviv form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Shimshon Tel Aviv so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose).

Shimshon Tel Aviv failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs MS Dimona (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 1-2. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points.

A 1-1 draw at Ironi Modi'in's stadium before that.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Shimshon Tel Aviv has managed {7 goals} and let in 14 from 7 matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Shalem wins - draws - Shimshon Tel Aviv wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.

Hapoel Kfar Shalem missing players

Shimshon Tel Aviv missing players

Hapoel Kfar Shalem Shimshon Tel Aviv
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 2 7 13
7 4 1 Won W 0 2 5
5 2 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 2 4 7
25 14 1 Scored S 2 7 17
10 4 0 Conceded C 6 14 21
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
69% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 77%
38% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 62%
23% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 23%
15% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 23%
46% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 54%
46% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 15%
8% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 31%
 
4.8 4.7 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 2.5 2.8
4.2 4.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.3 5
2.2 2.7 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
10.2 12.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 6.5 7.1
4.8 5.7 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.2 3.2
38% 41% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 37% 44%
 
8.2 7 9 Shots against (avg) S A 16 13.7 9.8
3.8 3.3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.3 3.9
Key stats in Liga Alef - Süd this season:
  • Hapoel Kfar Shalem have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Hapoel Kfar Shalem have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hapoel Kfar Shalem have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hapoel Kfar Shalem have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Hapoel Kfar Shalem haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Shimshon Tel Aviv have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Shimshon Tel Aviv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 12 9 2 1 21 6 5 4 1 0 10 1 7 5 1 1 11 5 15 29
2 Maccabi Yavne 13 8 3 2 24 11 6 5 1 0 14 3 7 3 2 2 10 8 13 27
3 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 13 7 5 1 25 10 6 4 2 0 14 4 7 3 3 1 11 6 15 26
4 Maccabi Herzliya 12 7 4 1 30 19 7 5 1 1 19 14 5 2 3 0 11 5 11 25
5 Hapoel Bikat Hayarden 13 6 4 3 16 15 7 4 2 1 10 7 6 2 2 2 6 8 1 22
6 MS Dimona 13 5 6 2 22 12 6 1 4 1 7 6 7 4 2 1 15 6 10 21
7 Hapoel Marmorek 13 5 5 3 13 12 7 4 1 2 8 7 6 1 4 1 5 5 1 20
8 Maccabi Ashdod 13 3 7 3 13 14 7 2 5 0 9 6 6 1 2 3 4 8 -1 16
9 Shimshon Tel Aviv 13 5 1 7 17 21 6 3 0 3 10 7 7 2 1 4 7 14 -4 16
10 Holon Yermiyahu 13 2 9 2 11 12 7 1 5 1 8 9 6 1 4 1 3 3 -1 15
11 Bnei Eilat 13 4 2 7 25 32 7 3 1 3 16 14 6 1 1 4 9 18 -7 14
12 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 13 2 4 7 13 21 7 2 2 3 10 12 6 0 2 4 3 9 -8 10
13 Ironi Modi'in 13 1 6 6 15 22 6 1 4 1 6 7 7 0 2 5 9 15 -7 9
14 Ironi Kuseife 13 2 3 8 9 18 7 2 2 3 5 7 6 0 1 5 4 11 -9 9
15 Maccabi Shaarayim 13 1 5 7 10 18 6 1 1 4 6 9 7 0 4 3 4 9 -8 8
16 Shimshon Kafr Qasim 13 1 4 8 15 36 6 1 3 2 7 7 7 0 1 6 8 29 -21 7