This match features two teams living in the basement of the Liga Leumit, Hapoel Afula holding 12th place and Hapoel Ra'anana lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Hapoel Afula have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Ra'anana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Afula have to build on here at Afula Illit Stadium in the Liga Leumit. Afula has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Afula Illit Stadium. We remember; it was Hapoel Katamon.
Afula faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hapoel Nazareth Illit (1-2). Ahead of that match, Afula won a home game hosting Hapoel Petah Tikva (1-0).
The Afula fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Hapoel Afula's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Hapoel Ra'anana form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Leumit travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Ra'anana's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla that finished 2-2. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hapoel Rishon LeZion in just four days.
Ra'anana has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. 10 goals have been conceded by Ra'anana in these games.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Ra'anana - Hapoel Afula 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  M. Badarna 4 goals |  N. Goldman 3 goals | G. Cohen 3 goals |
Hapoel Afula missing players
Hapoel Ra'anana missing players
| Hapoel Afula | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 19 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 82% |
| 59% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 47% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 29% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 18% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 41% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 47% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7.4 | 7.2 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.2 | 9.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 40% | 52% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 41% | 27% |
- Hapoel Afula have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Afula haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hapoel Ra'anana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Ra'anana 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 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 35 |
| 2 | Hapoel Katamon | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Hapoel Iksal | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| 5 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 26 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Hapoel Acre | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | Hapoel Afula | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 18 |
| 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Kafr Qasim | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 12 |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 9 |