The league table in Liga Leumit tells a story about these teams so far, with Bnei Sakhnin leading Hapoel Bnei Lod by 20 points. Match preview to follow:
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga Leumit.
Bnei Sakhnin are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Hapoel Bnei Lod are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
When playing at home in the Liga Leumit, Bnei Sakhnin have managed 7 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 13 games. Bnei Sakhnin haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, 80 days ago. The Bnei Sakhnin fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Doha Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Bnei Sakhnin has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Bnei Sakhnin, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 204 minutes in the Liga Leumit.
Bnei Sakhnin travelled for their previous game, a trip to Hapoel Petah Tikva that ended 0-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla in a game that was won 3-0.
The Bnei Sakhnin fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Bnei Sakhnin have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Bnei Lod form and stats
Hapoel Bnei Lod, who have the most conceded goals (51) in Liga Leumit, have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Liga Leumit, after 3-2-8 (13 played).
Hapoel Bnei Lod's previous game was their home loss versus Hapoel Rishon LeZion (0-1). Before that, Hapoel Bnei Lod travelled to Hapoel Nazareth Illit and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Late heartbreak for Hapoel Bnei Lod in the Hapoel Rishon LeZion match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
The attacking power of Hapoel Bnei Lod when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. For Hapoel Bnei Lod, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hapoel Bnei Lod - Bnei Sakhnin 2-1 entered in the official records. Last four meetings between the teams: Bnei Sakhnin won two, Hapoel Bnei Lod won two and zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 M. Malka 7 goals | O. Khalaila 6 goals |  M. Radi 5 goals |
Bnei Sakhnin missing players
Hapoel Bnei Lod missing players
| Bnei Sakhnin | Hapoel Bnei Lod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 39 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 27 | 51 |
| 88% | 85% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 69% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 77% | 81% |
| 50% | 46% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 62% | 58% |
| 15% | 15% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 46% | 38% |
| 12% | 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 58% | 54% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| 35% | 46% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 15% | 19% |
| 19% | 15% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 35% |
| 6.1 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 296 | 159 | 64 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 91 | 209 |
| 109 | 54 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 40 | 89 |
| 36% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 25% | 27% |
- Bnei Sakhnin has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13)
- Bnei Sakhnin has the most points from losing position (12)
- Bnei Sakhnin is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest clean sheets (5)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals (27) away
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals (51)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals in the second half (26)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the the worst goal difference (-17) away
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the the worst goal difference (-27)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hapoel Bnei Lod have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Bnei Lod 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 Petah Tikva | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 29 | 55 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 43 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -2 | 39 |
| 6 | Kafr Qasim | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 36 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -27 | 24 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 21 |
| 16 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 17 |