Struggling Hapoel Afula will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Kafr Qasim in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Liga Leumit game only four days ago.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
Hapoel Afula's results here at Afula Illit Stadium in the Liga Leumit have been very modest with 1 victory, 6 draws and 4 defeats.
An away draw last time out for Hapoel Afula, facing Maccabi Petah Tikva in a game that ended 1-1. Before that game, the home loss against Hapoel Katamon with the scoreline 0-2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hapoel Afula as they are travelling to their away game against Hapoel Acre in the Liga Leumit. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Hapoel Afula here at Afula Illit Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 11 games). Hapoel Afula have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Kafr Qasim form and stats
Playing away, Kafr Qasim, who have the most scored goals (23) away in Liga Leumit, have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga Leumit this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Kafr Qasim hope to make it five in this match. Momentum is building for Kafr Qasim in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Hapoel Bnei Lod in their previous game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Hapoel Petah Tikva with the score of 2-1.
After this away game Kafr Qasim return home for a Liga Leumit game against Hapoel Ramat HaSharon. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Kafr Qasim are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 12 away games so far. In the opposite end, Kafr Qasim have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Kafr Qasim - Hapoel Afula 1-0 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
 Y. Cohen 8 goals |  A. Darawsha 5 goals |  S. Mareev 4 goals |
Hapoel Afula missing players
Kafr Qasim missing players
| Hapoel Afula | Kafr Qasim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 23 | 33 |
| 33 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 29 |
| 87% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 65% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 70% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 57% |
| 17% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 42% | 26% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 13% |
| 48% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 83% | 57% |
| 17% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 26% |
| 48% | 45% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 8% | 26% |
| 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 192 | 80 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 113 | 199 |
| 75 | 32 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 50 | 79 |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 42% | 39% |
- Hapoel Afula has the fewest points (9) at home
- Hapoel Afula has the fewest scored goals (15)
- Hapoel Afula has the fewest scored goals (8) at home
- Hapoel Afula has the fewest scored goals in the second half (9)
- Hapoel Afula have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hapoel Afula have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Hapoel Afula is in the worst form (0-3-3)
- Kafr Qasim has the most scored goals (23) away
- Kafr Qasim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kafr Qasim have scored more than double the goals of Hapoel Afula.
- Kafr Qasim 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 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 46 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Kafr Qasim | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -25 | 23 |
| 14 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 22 |
| 15 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 16 | Hapoel Afula | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -18 | 12 |