Agudat Sport Ashdod - Hapoel Afula: Small difference between teams in Liga Leumit clash

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Wed 21.September
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Yud-Alef Stadium (8200 seats)

This looks to be quite the engrossing meeting at Yud-Alef Stadium in the Liga Leumit. Agudat Sport Ashdod is in 16th position and host Hapoel Afula in 4th position. Learn more about the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Agudat Sport Ashdod have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Hapoel Afula have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Liga Leumit

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.

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Agudat Sport Ashdod form and stats

Only two Liga Leumit home games for Agudat Sport Ashdod so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Agudat Sport Ashdod faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hapoel Petah Tikva (0-4). As you see from the result above, Agudat Sport Ashdod suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Hapoel Ramat Gan.

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 Agudat Sport Ashdod have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 9, drawn 0 and lost 1.

A fact: This side have played 5 league matches in a row with only one (or none) side finding the net.

Early season league goal statistics from Agudat Sport Ashdod's 2 home games: 2 goals, 0 conceded.

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Hapoel Afula form and stats

The Liga Leumit season is young and Hapoel Afula have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.

Hirsh, Reinstein and Petshi scored in Afula's previous match, the home game against Bnei Yehuda that ended 3-0. That win felt sweet as this club had gone three league fixtures without victory.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Hapoel Kfar Saba's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hapoel Afula playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 5 Hapoel Afula wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

It's early days yet, but Hapoel Afula has scored 3 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the preceeding three meetings involving these two participants are: one win for Agudat Sport Ashdod, zero draws and two wins for Hapoel Afula. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel AfulaS. Hirsh
S. Hirsh
2 goals
Hapoel AfulaK. Reinstein
K. Reinstein
2 goals
Hapoel AfulaB. Zaarura
B. Zaarura
2 goals

Agudat Sport Ashdod missing players

Hapoel Afula missing players

Agudat Sport Ashdod Hapoel Afula
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 0 Played P 1 2 5
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
2 2 0 Scored S 3 3 8
6 0 0 Conceded C 3 4 4
60% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 80%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 60%
20% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 40%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 20%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 20%
60% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 60%
80% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 40%
 
2.2 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.5 3.2
5.2 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7 6.4
3.4 3.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.5 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
4.4 1 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 3 7.4
1.6 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2 3
25% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 75% 53%
 
7.2 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7 9.2
3.4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3 4.4
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Agudat Sport Ashdod have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Agudat Sport Ashdod have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Agudat Sport Ashdod have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Agudat Sport Ashdod have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hapoel Afula have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Hapoel Afula have scored more than double the goals of Agudat Sport Ashdod.
  • Hapoel Afula have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Hapoel Afula have yet to win a game away.
Agudat Sport Ashdod Last season Hapoel Afula
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 18   Played P   18 37
13 10   Won W   5 13
16 7   Drew D   3 8
8 1   Lost L   10 16
48 33   Scored S   17 39
41 17   Conceded C   33 57
86% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 92%
76% 72%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 78%
43% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 54%
22% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 24%
5% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
57% 56%   BTTS BTTS   56% 59%
32% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 19%
24% 17%   Failed to Score F T   39% 30%
 
3.8 3.7   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.7
4.4 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.8
2.4 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.5
2 1   Red cards R C   1 2
 
8.4 8.7   Shots (avg) S (   5.8 6.9
3.7 4.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 3.1
35% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 34%
 
8 6.9   Shots against (avg) S A   8.9 8.5
3.3 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 4

  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 Petah Tikva 5 4 1 0 9 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 6 0 7 13
2 Hapoel Kfar Saba 5 3 1 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 10
3 Hapoel Petah Tikva 5 3 0 2 7 3 3 2 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 9
4 Hapoel Afula 5 2 2 1 8 4 3 2 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 4 8
5 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 5 2 2 1 8 5 3 2 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 4 4 3 8
6 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 5 2 2 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 4 1 3 8
7 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 5 2 2 1 4 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 8
8 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 7
9 Bnei Yehuda 5 2 1 2 5 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 -1 7
10 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 5 1 2 2 6 7 3 1 2 0 5 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -1 5
11 Hapoel Acre 5 1 2 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 3 4 -2 5
12 Ironi Tiberias 5 1 2 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 2 4 -2 5
13 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 5 1 1 3 4 9 3 1 0 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 -5 4
14 Kafr Qasim 5 0 3 2 4 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 3
15 Hapoel Ramat Gan 5 1 0 4 2 10 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 1 0 1 1 2 -8 3
16 Agudat Sport Ashdod 5 1 2 2 2 6 2 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 2 0 6 -4 -9