An important duel in the bottom section of the Liga Leumit, with both Hapoel Acre and Hapoel Petah Tikva experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 15th place.
- Hapoel Acre have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have the fewest scored goals (17) in Liga Leumit
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
For Acre relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. For Petah it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Hapoel Acre form and stats
Hapoel Acre's results here at Acre Municipal Stadium in the Liga Leumit have been very modest with 2 victories, 9 draws and 4 defeats. Acre are slowly digging their own grave here at Acre Municipal Stadium with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in nine attempts. The last victory here came in the Maccabi Ahi Nazareth match.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Hapoel Acre, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Liga Leumit.
A good away victory last time out for Acre, who won 1-0 against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm. 0-0 away at Hapoel Kfar Shalem before that.
There will be little rest for Acre after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Afula for a Liga Leumit game in only three days.
Acre aren't scoring a lot here at Acre Municipal Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 15 games. On the other hand, Hapoel Acre have conceded 18 goals.
Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in Liga Leumit, are W4-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Leumit.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Petah goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 400 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Hapoel Kfar Shalem in their previous game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Kafr Qasim that ended 0-0.
The schedule is very tough for Hapoel Petah Tikva now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga Leumit game at Hapoel Umm al-Fahm is waiting in only three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Petah as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Petah as they have only conceded 14 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Acre - Hapoel Petah Tikva 0-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - two - three (Acre wins - draws - Hapoel Petah Tikva wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Twizer 11 goals |  Z. Ahmed 4 goals | Y. Oren 3 goals |
Hapoel Acre missing players
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
| Hapoel Acre | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 27 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 42 | 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 71% | 75% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 82% | 82% |
| 53% | 62% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 41% | 41% |
| 26% | 25% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 18% | 21% |
| 26% | 25% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 21% | 19% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 44% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 29% | 29% |
| 47% | 38% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 41% | 38% |
| 44% | 44% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 47% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6.3 | 6.9 | 5.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 26% | 23% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 25% | 23% |
- Hapoel Acre have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have the fewest scored goals (17) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have the most matches under the total-line (26) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Petah Tikva is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 Nazareth Illit | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 57 |
| 2 | Hapoel Katamon | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 54 |
| 3 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | 46 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 43 |
| 6 | Hapoel Iksal | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 43 |
| 7 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 39 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Kafr Qasim | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 35 |
| 13 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 32 |
| 14 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -13 | 31 |
| 15 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -13 | 27 |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -20 | 26 |