Liga Leumit game forecast and game guide for the Hapoel Afula vs Hapoel Rishon LeZion duel

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Fri 24.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Afula Illit Stadium (12000 seats)

Hapoel Afula have won 27 of their 36 in total here at their precious home ground. Will they win more points versus Hapoel Rishon LeZion?

Insights:
  • Hapoel Afula have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Afula have less rest than Hapoel Rishon LeZion in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Liga Leumit game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Ironi Tiberias, was also a home game here at Afula Illit Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Hapoel Afula form and stats

Hapoel Afula have performed here at Afula Illit Stadium this season with 7 wins from 13 Liga Leumit matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 0.

The spoils were shared in Hapoel Afula's previous game, also at home. Visiting Ironi Tiberias (placed 3rd) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Hapoel Ramat HaSharon and winning 2-1.

Goals keep appearing in this team's league matches, with 5 in a row seeing three goals or more (over 2.5).

Hapoel Afula have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Afula Illit Stadium with 20 goals in 13 league matches. Afula have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hapoel Rishon LeZion form and stats

3-5-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hapoel Rishon LeZion in their Liga Leumit matches away.

Hapoel Rishon LeZion failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Hapoel Petah Tikva (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-2.

Before that, Hapoel Rishon LeZion travelled to Hapoel Ramat Gan and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

Rishon have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Hapoel Rishon LeZion have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Hapoel Afula and Hapoel Rishon LeZion have duelled before this season: Hapoel Rishon LeZion - Afula 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Hapoel Afula wins - draws - Hapoel Rishon LeZion wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel Rishon LeZionM. Bamba
M. Bamba
10 goals
Hapoel AfulaS. Hirsh
S. Hirsh
7 goals
Hapoel AfulaR. Elimelech
R. Elimelech
6 goals

Hapoel Afula missing players

Hapoel Rishon LeZion missing players

Hapoel Afula Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 4 13 26
9 7 3 Won W 2 3 9
9 6 2 Drew D 2 5 5
8 0 0 Lost L 0 5 12
33 20 8 Scored S 5 16 28
30 7 3 Conceded C 3 17 32
92% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
73% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 62%
46% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 42%
15% 15% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 23%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
54% 38% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 38%
35% 62% 60% Clean Sheets C S 50% 23% 31%
19% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 31% 35%
 
3.8 3.8 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.2 4.5
3.6 3.6 0.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 2.4 2.6
1.9 1.2 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8 8.2 1 Shots (avg) S ( 4.2 5.7 6.9
3.3 3.7 0.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.8 2.7
40% 43% 700% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 43% 41%
 
6.7 6.8 1.2 Shots against (avg) S A 1.5 4.4 5.9
3.5 3.2 0.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 2.5 2.4
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • 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 Rishon LeZion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 Petah Tikva 26 16 5 5 43 22 13 7 3 3 21 11 13 9 2 2 22 11 21 53
2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 25 15 3 7 44 26 13 8 3 2 19 12 12 7 0 5 25 14 18 48
3 Ironi Tiberias 26 12 9 5 40 24 13 8 3 2 20 6 13 4 6 3 20 18 16 45
4 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 25 12 8 5 32 17 12 6 4 2 15 8 13 6 4 3 17 9 15 44
5 Hapoel Acre 26 11 7 8 31 26 13 7 2 4 17 13 13 4 5 4 14 13 5 40
6 Bnei Yehuda 26 10 7 9 33 29 13 5 4 4 20 18 13 5 3 5 13 11 4 37
7 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 26 11 4 11 32 35 13 6 1 6 16 19 13 5 3 5 16 16 -3 37
8 Hapoel Afula 26 9 9 8 33 30 13 7 6 0 20 7 13 2 3 8 13 23 3 36
9 Hapoel Kfar Saba 26 10 6 10 29 34 13 5 2 6 15 19 13 5 4 4 14 15 -5 36
10 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 26 8 8 10 25 26 13 4 4 5 12 12 13 4 4 5 13 14 -1 32
11 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 26 9 5 12 28 32 13 6 0 7 12 15 13 3 5 5 16 17 -4 32
12 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 26 9 5 12 26 32 13 6 2 5 17 15 13 3 3 7 9 17 -6 32
13 Hapoel Ramat Gan 26 6 9 11 28 38 13 2 6 5 16 22 13 4 3 6 12 16 -10 27
14 Kafr Qasim 26 5 10 11 27 35 13 2 8 3 15 17 13 3 2 8 12 18 -8 25
15 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 26 6 6 14 24 41 13 5 2 6 14 21 13 1 4 8 10 20 -17 24
16 Agudat Sport Ashdod 26 4 7 15 19 47 13 4 4 5 13 17 13 0 3 10 6 30 -28 7