Possible nail-biting contest in Hapoel Afula - Hapoel Ra'anana game

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Fri 08.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Afula Illit Stadium (12000 seats)

Take hard look at their own game or switch tactics dependant on the opposing team? Both Hapoel Afula and Hapoel Ra'anana must try something else than what they have done so far. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (52) in Liga Leumit

Hapoel Ra'anana are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

Hapoel Ra'anana could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Liga Leumit game only four sleeps ago.

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Hapoel Afula form and stats

7 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Afula, who have the most conceded goals (52) in Liga Leumit, have to build on here at Afula Illit Stadium in the Liga Leumit. Three consecutive losses here at Afula Illit Stadium is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Hapoel Afula haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Ifrah scored that one.

Afula shared the glory with Hapoel Acre in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (0-2).

This is expected to be a close game, with Hapoel Afula perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hapoel Afula as a small favourite), we find 16 games. Hapoel Afula has won nine of these, drawn two and lost five.

The Hapoel Afula fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Afula have conceded 19 in these home matches. Hapoel Afula has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Hapoel Ra'anana form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Leumit travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Hapoel Ra'anana are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Olawale (2) scored in Ra'anana's previous match, the home game against Hapoel Ramat Gan that ended 2-1.

A 0-2 defeat away at Hapoel Ramat HaSharon before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Hapoel Ra'anana playing away and similar expectations, we found 19 relevant matches. Results were three Hapoel Ra'anana wins, four draws and twelve defeats.

The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hapoel Ra'anana have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This happened when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Hapoel Ra'anana - Afula 1-2. Head-to-head data (for the last five meetings): Hapoel Afula won two games, two matches ended with a draw and Hapoel Ra'anana got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel Ra'ananaB. Azubel
B. Azubel
13 goals
Hapoel Ra'ananaP. Olawale
P. Olawale
8 goals

Hapoel Afula missing players

Hapoel Ra'anana missing players

Hapoel Afula Hapoel Ra'anana
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 3 16 32
11 7 1 Won W 1 4 9
5 3 1 Drew D 2 5 10
16 6 2 Lost L 0 7 13
34 18 3 Scored S 3 14 33
54 21 5 Conceded C 2 19 42
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 88% 88%
81% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 75%
59% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 31% 44%
28% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 16%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
59% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 53%
16% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 22%
31% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 44% 38%
 
4.6 5.1 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 4.2 4.4
5.1 4.6 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.1 4
2.6 2.6 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.1 2.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
6.5 7.1 6.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 7.2 7.8
2.9 3.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.7 3.1
36% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 34%
 
8.9 8.4 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.3 9.8 9.9
4.3 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 3.9 4.3
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (52) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals in the second half (36) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Liga Leumit

  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 Bnei Raina 30 14 9 7 34 23 15 9 3 3 20 11 15 5 6 4 14 12 11 51
2 Kafr Qasim 30 13 11 6 40 28 15 8 5 2 27 17 15 5 6 4 13 11 12 50
3 Sektzia Nes Tziona 30 11 12 7 44 32 15 9 5 1 27 11 15 2 7 6 17 21 12 45
4 Hapoel Petah Tikva 30 11 11 8 26 25 15 8 5 2 16 10 15 3 6 6 10 15 1 44
5 Agudat Sport Ashdod 30 10 14 6 36 29 15 7 7 1 23 12 15 3 7 5 13 17 7 43
6 Hapoel Iksal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hapoel Kfar Saba 30 10 12 8 39 32 15 5 6 4 19 12 15 5 6 4 20 20 7 42
7 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 30 9 12 9 36 37 15 7 5 3 24 19 15 2 7 6 12 18 -1 39
8 Bnei Yehuda 30 9 11 10 34 30 15 5 5 5 18 15 15 4 6 5 16 15 4 38
9 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 30 10 8 12 37 38 15 4 4 7 14 18 15 6 4 5 23 20 -1 38
10 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 30 8 13 9 34 36 15 4 7 4 19 17 15 4 6 5 15 19 -2 37
11 Hapoel Ramat Gan 30 8 13 9 34 39 15 2 8 5 12 19 15 6 5 4 22 20 -5 37
12 Hapoel Afula 30 11 4 15 34 52 15 7 3 5 18 19 15 4 1 10 16 33 -18 37
13 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 30 9 9 12 28 39 15 6 4 5 15 16 15 3 5 7 13 23 -11 36
14 Hapoel Acre 30 7 14 9 33 27 15 4 9 2 16 10 15 3 5 7 17 17 6 35
15 Hapoel Ra'anana 30 8 10 12 31 39 15 4 5 6 17 22 15 4 5 6 14 17 -8 34
16 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 30 5 11 14 31 45 15 2 6 7 16 22 15 3 5 7 15 23 -14 26