Football match betting preview: Hapoel Afula vs Kafr Qasim

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Mon 28.February
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Afula Illit Stadium (12000 seats)

Scrambling Hapoel Afula need to pull off a small shock when they play top team Kafr Qasim in the next league fixture. It’s 15th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have so-so confidence.

Insights:
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (43) in Liga Leumit
  • Kafr Qasim have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Liga Leumit

This has all the signs of an exciting match with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Hapoel Afula form and stats

The story so far in the Liga Leumit for Hapoel Afula at their home stadium (Afula Illit Stadium) is 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. When Hapoel Afula hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Sektzia Nes Tziona, Maccabi Bnei Raina, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm and Hapoel Kfar Saba), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Ever since the Hapoel Acre game Afula has been unbeatable here at Afula Illit Stadium producing four straight wins.

Hapoel Afula's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Agudat Sport Ashdod (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Prior to that, an away loss at Hapoel Kfar Saba.

There will be little rest for Hapoel Afula after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Ra'anana for a Liga Leumit game in only four days.

Hapoel Afula are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 13 games. Afula are not conceding a lot of goals here at Afula Illit Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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Kafr Qasim form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (7) away in Liga Leumit, are W4-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Leumit.

Kafr Qasim had fun at their own home (Afula Illit Stadium) last time out, beating Hapoel Petah Tikva 3-0. Mareev, Dayan and El-Khatib scored.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Agudat Sport Ashdod.

A new game in only four days for Qasim, the Liga Leumit home match versus Hapoel Ramat Gan. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kafr Qasim as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

The latest reported scoreline between these contenders is the Kafr Qasim - Hapoel Afula 3-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: three - zero - four (Hapoel Afula wins - draws - Kafr Qasim wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AfulaS. Hirsh
S. Hirsh
7 goals
Kafr QasimM. Radi
M. Radi
7 goals
Kafr QasimS. Mareev
S. Mareev
7 goals

Hapoel Afula missing players

Kafr Qasim missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hapoel Afula Kafr Qasim
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
9 7 2 Won W 1 4 12
4 3 0 Drew D 2 5 8
13 3 1 Lost L 0 4 6
27 16 4 Scored S 1 9 34
43 12 4 Conceded C 0 9 24
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 69% 85%
81% 69% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 46% 69%
58% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 23% 46%
23% 8% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 19%
12% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
58% 54% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 23% 46%
15% 31% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 54% 38%
31% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 54% 31%
 
4.7 5.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 7.7 6.2 5.3
4.9 4.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.6 3.8
2.6 2.6 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
6.5 7.4 6 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.2 10.8
2.9 3.5 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.4 4.6
36% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 20% 28%
 
9.1 8.8 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 5 7.3 6.8
4.5 4 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.7 2.2 2.7
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (43) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Liga Leumit
  • Kafr Qasim have the most clean sheets (7) away in Liga Leumit
  • Kafr Qasim have the most scored goals in the first half (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 27 12 9 6 32 22 14 8 3 3 19 11 13 4 6 3 13 11 10 45
2 Kafr Qasim 26 12 8 6 34 24 13 8 3 2 25 15 13 4 5 4 9 9 10 44
3 Hapoel Kfar Saba 26 10 10 6 37 25 13 5 5 3 18 10 13 5 5 3 19 15 12 40
4 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 27 9 11 7 34 30 13 7 4 2 22 15 14 2 7 5 12 15 4 38
5 Sektzia Nes Tziona 26 9 10 7 35 27 13 8 4 1 23 8 13 1 6 6 12 19 8 37
6 Hapoel Petah Tikva 27 9 10 8 24 25 13 7 4 2 15 10 14 2 6 6 9 15 -1 37
6 Hapoel Iksal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 27 10 6 11 33 35 14 4 4 6 12 17 13 6 2 5 21 18 -2 36
8 Bnei Yehuda 27 9 8 10 33 29 14 5 4 5 18 15 13 4 4 5 15 14 4 35
9 Agudat Sport Ashdod 26 8 12 6 30 25 13 6 6 1 20 10 13 2 6 5 10 15 5 34
10 Hapoel Acre 27 7 12 8 31 24 13 4 7 2 14 8 14 3 5 6 17 16 7 33
11 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 27 7 12 8 30 35 13 3 7 3 15 16 14 4 5 5 15 19 -5 33
12 Hapoel Ra'anana 26 8 8 10 25 31 13 4 4 5 15 19 13 4 4 5 10 12 -6 32
13 Hapoel Ramat Gan 27 7 11 9 28 35 14 2 7 5 11 18 13 5 4 4 17 17 -7 32
14 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 27 8 8 11 26 37 13 6 3 4 14 14 14 2 5 7 12 23 -11 32
15 Hapoel Afula 26 9 4 13 27 43 13 7 3 3 16 12 13 2 1 10 11 31 -16 31
16 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 27 5 9 13 28 40 14 2 6 6 14 18 13 3 3 7 14 22 -12 24

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

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