Liga Leumit match prediction and preview for Hapoel Afula vs Hapoel Petah Tikva clash

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Fri 25.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Afula Illit Stadium (12000 seats)

Hapoel Afula are welcoming Hapoel Petah Tikva for another important game after their 2-0 result against 16th-placed Hapoel Kfar Shalem.

Insights:
  • Hapoel Afula have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hapoel Petah Tikva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Hapoel Afula form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Afula have to build on here at Afula Illit Stadium in the Liga Leumit. There’s a good atmosphere here at Afula Illit Stadium after three straight home wins.

A nice win for Afula last time playing, versus Hapoel Kfar Shalem. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Kafr Qasim.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Afula as they are travelling to their away game against Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the Liga Leumit. That match is four days after this one.

The Afula fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. Afula have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats

Playing away, Hapoel Petah Tikva have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga Leumit this season.

Petah has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla for a Liga Leumit game that ended a draw (1-1). The game before that, in the State Cup, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Hapoel Nazareth Illit (after extra-time).

A quick return to home after this game, as Petah are hosting Hapoel Rishon LeZion in the Liga Leumit only four days away.

Petah have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 8 goals have been scored. 9 goals have been conceded by Petah in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hapoel Petah Tikva - Afula 1-1 entered in the official records. Afula-Hapoel Petah Tikva H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hapoel Afula three wins, Hapoel Petah Tikva two wins, five draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel AfulaN. Goldman
N. Goldman
3 goals
Hapoel AfulaK. Reinstein
K. Reinstein
2 goals
Hapoel AfulaM. Plenckauskas Cordeiro
M. Plenckauskas Cordeiro
2 goals

Hapoel Afula missing players

Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players

Hapoel Afula Hapoel Petah Tikva
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 2 7 15
4 3 1 Won W 1 3 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
8 3 0 Lost L 1 3 8
15 11 2 Scored S 2 8 10
17 8 0 Conceded C 2 9 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 87%
60% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 86% 67%
20% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 33%
13% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 7%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 40%
27% 43% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 27%
40% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 47%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7.5 7.4 5 Shots (avg) S ( 10 7.6 7.1
2.3 2.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 2.9
43% 58% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 29% 23%
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Afula have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hapoel Afula haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hapoel Petah Tikva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hapoel Petah Tikva haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 15 8 5 2 23 10 8 4 4 0 10 3 7 4 1 2 13 7 13 29
2 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 15 7 4 4 22 13 7 5 2 0 13 4 8 2 2 4 9 9 9 25
3 Hapoel Katamon 14 6 6 2 18 9 6 3 2 1 6 5 8 3 4 1 12 4 9 24
4 Hapoel Ramat Gan 14 6 5 3 18 11 7 5 2 0 11 1 7 1 3 3 7 10 7 23
5 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 14 6 5 3 13 8 6 3 3 0 6 1 8 3 2 3 7 7 5 23
6 Sektzia Nes Tziona 14 6 5 3 16 16 8 4 3 1 11 7 6 2 2 2 5 9 0 23
7 Hapoel Iksal 14 5 7 2 19 19 8 3 4 1 14 12 6 2 3 1 5 7 0 22
8 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 15 5 6 4 12 9 7 3 2 2 8 5 8 2 4 2 4 4 3 21
9 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 14 5 4 5 10 12 8 3 2 3 7 8 6 2 2 2 3 4 -2 19
10 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 14 4 5 5 12 13 6 3 1 2 7 5 8 1 4 3 5 8 -1 17
11 Hapoel Acre 14 3 8 3 13 16 7 2 4 1 6 8 7 1 4 2 7 8 -3 17
12 Hapoel Ra'anana 14 3 7 4 13 12 7 1 4 2 2 3 7 2 3 2 11 9 1 16
13 Hapoel Afula 15 4 3 8 15 17 7 3 1 3 11 8 8 1 2 5 4 9 -2 15
14 Hapoel Petah Tikva 15 3 4 8 10 19 8 0 3 5 2 10 7 3 1 3 8 9 -9 13
15 Kafr Qasim 14 1 7 6 8 19 7 1 4 2 6 9 7 0 3 4 2 10 -11 10
16 Hapoel Kfar Shalem 15 1 3 11 11 30 8 1 1 6 8 16 7 0 2 5 3 14 -19 6