This has the potential to be an engrossing game as Hapoel Afula have their expected home advantage, while Hapoel Petah Tikva have an edge of 15 points in the Liga Leumit standings.
- Hapoel Afula have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have the most points (30) away 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.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
Hapoel Afula are steadily winning Liga Leumit games and points here at Afula Illit Stadium. 8 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 14 games. Hapoel Afula has recorded two wins in a row here at Afula Illit Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Hapoel Afula's last game was hosting Hapoel Petah Tikva (placed 3rd) and winning 1-0.
Prior to that, an away loss at Hapoel Ramat Gan.The Afula fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 14 league matches. Hapoel Afula have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats
Hapoel Petah Tikva's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Hapoel Petah Tikva collect 30 points from their 14 away matches in the Liga Leumit. 9 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Hapoel Petah Tikva play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Hapoel Afula (placed 8th).
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Hapoel Acre.Petah has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 14 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head game ended Hapoel Petah Tikva - Hapoel Afula 1-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hapoel Afula three wins, four draws and Hapoel Petah Tikva three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Stein 10 goals | I. Shemesh 9 goals |  S. Hirsh 7 goals |
Hapoel Afula missing players
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
| Hapoel Afula | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 29 |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 37 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 6 | 23 | 44 |
| 33 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 93% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 76% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 17% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 21% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 52% | 40% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 47% | 41% |
| 34% | 60% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 34% |
| 21% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | 24% |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.4 | 7.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 44% | 50% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | 36% |
| 6.2 | 6.2 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
- Hapoel Afula have not yet lost a game at home.
- Hapoel Afula have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Hapoel Afula have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have the most points (30) away in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Petah Tikva 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 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 57 |
| 2 | Ironi Tiberias | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 54 |
| 3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 54 |
| 4 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 48 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 43 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Hapoel Afula | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -5 | 39 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | -2 | 35 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 35 |
| 12 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 34 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 32 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -27 | 24 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -36 | 7 |
