Here's every single thing you should be aware of, and some more, before watching the Hapoel Afula - Maccabi Ahi Nazareth fixture!
- Hapoel Afula have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Liga Leumit
It's no vacation for neither Afula nor Maccabi Ahi Nazareth as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
Hapoel Afula have performed here at Afula Illit Stadium this season with 6 wins from 11 Liga Leumit matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0.
The regulars are hoping that Hapoel Afula will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Hapoel Nof HaGalil (placed 15th).
Before that fixture, a home defeat in the State Cup against Beitar Jerusalem.
The manager Weisinger will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon in only three days.
The Hapoel Afula fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 11 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Afula have only let in {5 goals} at home.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
There's been little loot from Maccabi Ahi Nazareth's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Liga Leumit. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
The manager Shavit was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Ilut Stadium. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth suffered a 0-3 loss to Hapoel Petah Tikva (placed 1st). That defeat was their first after five consecutive league games winning points.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Hapoel Ramat Gan with the score of 1-0.A tale of few goals? 15 of this side's last 20 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
The attacking power of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Nazareth have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other already this season, with the final score Maccabi Ahi Nazareth - Hapoel Afula 2-0 written in the official records. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: four wins for Afula, three draws and three wins for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Elimelech 5 goals | S. Hirsh 5 goals |  B. Kuku 5 goals |
Hapoel Afula missing players
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
| Hapoel Afula | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 26 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 27 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 91% | 82% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 70% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 71% |
| 39% | 27% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 17% | 29% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 52% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 35% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 42% |
| 22% | 18% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.7 | 9 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 34% | 37% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 21% | 25% |
| 7.3 | 7.3 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 10.8 | 9.8 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
- 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 fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Afula have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) 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 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 44 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 | Ironi Tiberias | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 37 |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 35 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 31 |
| 12 | Hapoel Afula | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Kafr Qasim | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 23 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -14 | 21 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 29 | -26 | 6 |
