Victories have not come easily for Hapoel Ashkelon so far, and you could say the same about Maccabi Be'er Sheva. These hardened teams pray for some important points here.
- Hapoel Ashkelon have the most conceded goals (69) in Liga Bet - South B
- Maccabi Be'er Sheva have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
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 Ashkelon form and stats
Hapoel Ashkelon's results here at Sela Stadium in the Liga Bet - South B have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. When Hapoel Ashkelon hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Hapoel Ashkelon, Hapoel Gedera, Maccabi Ironi Sderot, Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat and Maccabi Stars Ramla), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Two home wins in a row for Hapoel Ashkelon bring valid hopes of a third.
The Hapoel Ashkelon regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Hapoel Bnei Lod and win 3-0.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Hapoel Gedera.Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 12 of the 14 most recent league matches with this team has had three goals or more.
A decent goal production from Ashkelon in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. Hapoel Ashkelon have conceded 14 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Maccabi Be'er Sheva form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Maccabi Be'er Sheva so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-8 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Shikun HaMizrah (placed 9th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Hapoel Bnei Lod.Take note that 10 of this team's 11 latest league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
Maccabi Be'er Sheva have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Maccabi are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 11 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Interestingly enough, the last time Maccabi Be'er Sheva kept a "clean sheet" was also meeting this opponent, 15 league games ago (Maccabi Be'er Sheva - Hapoel Ashkelon 1-0). Head-to-head totals (for the former eight meetings): Hapoel Ashkelon won five games, zero matches ended with a tie and Maccabi Be'er Sheva got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / four.
Hapoel Ashkelon missing players
Maccabi Be'er Sheva missing players
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 27 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 69 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 29 | 54 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 85% |
| 84% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 75% |
| 63% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 58% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 55% |
| 11% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 37% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 45% | 31% |
| 15.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 17 | 15 |
| 8.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.5 | 6 |
- All of Hapoel Ashkelon's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Liga Bet - South B
- Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Liga Bet - South B
- Hapoel Ashkelon have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Liga Bet - South B
- Hapoel Ashkelon have the most conceded goals (69) in Liga Bet - South B
- Hapoel Ashkelon have the the worst goal difference (-42) in Liga Bet - South B
- Hapoel Ashkelon have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Hapoel Ashkelon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Be'er Sheva have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Maccabi Be'er Sheva have created more than twice as many corners as Hapoel Ashkelon.
- Maccabi Be'er Sheva have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Maccabi Be'er Sheva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Be'er Sheva 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 | Maccabi Kiryat Malachi | 20 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 43 | 54 |
| 2 | Agudat Sport Nordia | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 55 | 47 |
| 3 | MS Jerusalem | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 31 | 42 |
| 4 | Sderot | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 37 | 41 |
| 5 | Maccabi Ironi Netivot | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 37 |
| 6 | Hapoel Bnei Ashdod | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 37 |
| 7 | Hapoel Yeruham | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 33 |
| 8 | Hapoel Segev Shalom | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 26 | -7 | 25 |
| 9 | Shikun HaMizrah | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 65 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 31 | -24 | 21 |
| 11 | Hapoel Gedera | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 34 | -27 | 18 |
| 12 | Beitar Ironi Kiryat Gat | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 33 | -29 | 16 |
| 13 | Maccabi Stars Ramla | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -21 | 14 |
| 14 | Maccabi Ironi Sderot | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -31 | 14 |
| 15 | Maccabi Be'er Sheva | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -33 | 14 |
| 16 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 69 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 55 | -42 | 13 |
