Another enjoyable match in Liga Alef - Süd as Maccabi Ashdod welcome Maccabi Herzliya

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Competition: Israel Liga Alef - Süd
Competition: Tue 08.March
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)

Maccabi Ashdod and Maccabi Herzliya have both played out a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golf phrase. The teams both have mid-table positions in the Liga Alef - Süd.

Insights:
  • Maccabi Ashdod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Maccabi Herzliya have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Liga Alef - Süd

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga Alef - Süd.

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Maccabi Ashdod form and stats

The story so far in the Liga Alef - Süd for Maccabi Ashdod at their home stadium is 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

Maccabi Ashdod are returning here after visiting Maccabi Yavne and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

Before that game, the home loss against Ironi Kuseife with the scoreline 1-4.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Maccabi Ashdod have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost four.

There will be little rest for Maccabi after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Azor for a Liga Alef - Süd game in only two days.

Maccabi Ashdod has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Maccabi have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Maccabi Herzliya form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Maccabi Herzliya so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-7 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Maccabi Herzliya, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Maccabi Herzliya have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 186 minutes ago. Dean was the goal scorer. 207 minutes! That's how long the Herzliya goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Maccabi Herzliya's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Holon Yermiyahu that finished 0-0.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Hapoel Ashkelon.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Maccabi Herzliya in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Herzliya, one draw and two defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Maccabi Herzliya are hosting Bnei Eilat in the Liga Alef - Süd only three days away.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 17 goals have been conceded by Herzliya in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's the end result when the teams faced each other previously this season; Maccabi Herzliya - Maccabi Ashdod 1-0. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - zero - three (Maccabi wins - draws - Maccabi Herzliya wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Maccabi Ashdod missing players

Maccabi Herzliya missing players

Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Herzliya
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
9 4 1 Won W 1 2 8
9 6 1 Drew D 0 4 6
8 3 1 Lost L 2 7 12
28 16 7 Scored S 2 8 27
27 15 6 Conceded C 4 17 33
85% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 77% 81%
58% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 69%
31% 38% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 31% 38%
19% 31% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 23%
12% 15% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
42% 54% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 42%
42% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 38%
31% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 54% 38%
 
5.2 5.9 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.7 2.9
4 4 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 3.9 4
2.4 2.2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.3 2.5 2.4
3 3 1 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
10.4 11.2 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 7.2 7.5
4.2 4.6 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.2
25% 27% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 22% 33%
 
8.1 7.7 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 10.1 8.9
3.3 2.9 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.3 3.7
Key stats in Liga Alef - Süd this season:
  • Maccabi Ashdod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Maccabi Herzliya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Maccabi Herzliya have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) 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 Holon Yermiyahu 26 16 7 3 45 27 14 9 4 1 30 19 12 7 3 2 15 8 18 55
2 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 26 16 6 4 45 17 12 7 2 3 19 12 14 9 4 1 26 5 28 54
3 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 25 16 6 3 43 19 12 7 3 2 17 11 13 9 3 1 26 8 24 54
4 Shimshon Kafr Qasim 26 15 8 3 47 22 14 8 5 1 30 12 12 7 3 2 17 10 25 53
5 Hapoel Marmorek 26 12 8 6 36 24 13 4 4 5 12 14 13 8 4 1 24 10 12 44
6 Maccabi Yavne 26 11 11 4 32 23 13 7 3 3 17 11 13 4 8 1 15 12 9 44
7 Maccabi Shaarayim 26 9 9 8 34 27 13 5 6 2 19 9 13 4 3 6 15 18 7 36
8 Maccabi Ashdod 26 9 9 8 28 27 13 4 6 3 16 15 13 5 3 5 12 12 1 36
9 MS Dimona 26 9 6 11 35 29 13 5 4 4 17 13 13 4 2 7 18 16 6 33
10 Shimshon Tel Aviv 26 9 3 14 37 43 12 4 3 5 18 17 14 5 0 9 19 26 -6 30
11 Maccabi Herzliya 26 8 6 12 27 33 13 6 2 5 19 16 13 2 4 7 8 17 -6 30
12 Bnei Eilat 26 8 5 13 32 40 13 5 1 7 14 18 13 3 4 6 18 22 -8 29
13 Hapoel Bikat Hayarden 26 6 10 10 25 33 13 4 3 6 13 20 13 2 7 4 12 13 -8 28
14 Hapoel Bnei Lod 25 6 9 10 26 48 14 4 6 4 17 21 11 2 3 6 9 27 -22 27
15 Ironi Kuseife 26 10 4 12 32 36 13 6 2 5 15 11 13 4 2 7 17 25 -4 25
16 Hapoel Azor 26 6 4 16 37 45 13 3 1 9 17 24 13 3 3 7 20 21 -8 22
17 Agudat Sport Nordia 26 5 3 18 24 48 13 5 1 7 16 22 13 0 2 11 8 26 -24 18
18 Hapoel Ashkelon 26 3 4 19 14 58 12 2 3 7 7 21 14 1 1 12 7 37 -44 13