Home advantage could prove decisive in HaMakhtesh Givatayim - Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim battle

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Competition: Israel Liga Bet - South A
Competition: Mon 20.February
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)

Getting nearer the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table teams fight it out. Both are trying to strenghten their league position, HaMakhtesh Givatayim in 7th and Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim in 8th place.

Insights:
  • HaMakhtesh Givatayim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga Bet - South A

This looks to be an entertaining match with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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HaMakhtesh Givatayim form and stats

When playing at home in the Liga Bet - South A, HaMakhtesh Givatayim have managed 6 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games. HaMakhtesh Givatayim are very eager to stop a potential losing streak, having lost their two previous games here.

Happy days for HaMakhtesh Givatayim in their previous game, a fixture away at Hapoel Ramat Yisrael (placed 16th) that ended with a 8-2 victory. Finally, a league victory after three fixtures without one. As mentioned above, HaMakhtesh Givatayim "killed" Hapoel Ramat Yisrael in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Ahead of that match, HaMakhtesh lost 0-1 at home to Ironi Beit Dagan.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how HaMakhtesh Givatayim have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 2.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 14 latest league matches reveals that 11 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for HaMakhtesh Givatayim as they are travelling to their away game against Tzeirey Tira in the Liga Bet - South A. That match is four days after this one.

The HaMakhtesh Givatayim fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. HaMakhtesh are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.

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Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Bet - South A travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim in their previous game as they lost hosting Hapoel Lod, 1-2.

Before that, Ortodoxim travelled to Hapoel Mahane Yehuda and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim are hosting Hapoel Ramat Yisrael in the Liga Bet - South A only four days away.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ortodoxim as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. 11 goals have been conceded by Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H game ended Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim - HaMakhtesh Givatayim 0-2, played this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two HaMakhtesh Givatayim victories, zero draws and zero Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

HaMakhtesh Givatayim missing players

Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim missing players

HaMakhtesh Givatayim Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 3 10 22
11 6 1 Won W 1 3 10
4 2 0 Drew D 2 3 5
7 3 1 Lost L 0 4 7
46 17 3 Scored S 3 9 26
31 8 2 Conceded C 2 11 23
95% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 90% 95%
77% 55% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 68%
68% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 36%
45% 36% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 18%
18% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
64% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 40% 45%
18% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 30% 36%
23% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 40% 23%
 
4.8 5.1 2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 4.2
3.4 3.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.6 4.2
2.7 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.4 2.6
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
9.6 9.5 7 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6.6 7.2
4.7 4.4 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.1 3.6
38% 35% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 20% 22%
 
9.1 8.2 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7 8.4 9.5
4.2 3.9 6.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 3.8 3.9
Key stats in Liga Bet - South A this season:
  • Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in Liga Bet - South A
  • HaMakhtesh Givatayim have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  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 Lod 23 19 3 1 54 16 14 12 2 0 35 9 9 7 1 1 19 7 38 60
2 Tzeirey Tira 23 13 5 5 40 19 11 7 1 3 21 7 12 6 4 2 19 12 21 44
3 Maccabi Ironi Amishav PT 23 12 3 8 47 28 11 8 2 1 28 7 12 4 1 7 19 21 19 39
4 Hapoel Kiryat Ono 23 10 8 5 30 15 11 5 3 3 11 7 12 5 5 2 19 8 15 38
5 Hapoel Mahane Yehuda 23 10 8 5 34 23 12 6 3 3 20 14 11 4 5 2 14 9 11 38
6 Ironi Beit Dagan 23 9 10 4 47 20 11 4 5 2 14 8 12 5 5 2 33 12 27 37
7 HaMakhtesh Givatayim 22 11 4 7 46 31 11 6 2 3 17 8 11 5 2 4 29 23 15 37
8 Bnei Jaffa Ortodoxim 22 10 5 7 26 23 12 7 2 3 17 12 10 3 3 4 9 11 3 35
9 Beitar Ramat Gan 23 10 2 11 31 44 12 6 2 4 18 24 11 4 0 7 13 20 -13 32
10 Hapoel Azor 23 7 10 6 40 31 11 4 6 1 22 15 12 3 4 5 18 16 9 31
11 Hapoel Hod Hasharon 23 9 3 11 37 41 12 5 3 4 20 21 11 4 0 7 17 20 -4 30
12 Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa 23 8 4 11 38 28 12 6 2 4 24 10 11 2 2 7 14 18 10 28
13 Hapoel Ganei Tikva 23 6 5 12 22 32 10 4 2 4 11 10 13 2 3 8 11 22 -10 23
14 Beitar Petah Tikva 23 6 2 15 18 50 10 3 1 6 10 23 13 3 1 9 8 27 -32 20
15 Hakoah Ramat Gan 23 6 1 16 24 46 11 4 1 6 15 19 12 2 0 10 9 27 -22 19
16 Hapoel Ramat Yisrael 23 0 1 22 12 99 12 0 0 12 5 64 11 0 1 10 7 35 -87 1