Maccabi Ahi Nazareth know they will have a demanding visit to Hapoel Afula and their Afula Illit Stadium. This news article has all the intelligence you require ahead of the match.
- Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (28) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Hapoel Afula form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Afula have to build on here at Afula Illit Stadium in the Liga Leumit.
No payout for Afula in their previous match, an away game at Beitar Jerusalem (after extra-time) that ended in defeat 1-2.
Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.There will be little rest for Hapoel Afula after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon for a Liga Leumit game in only four days.
Afula have scored 6 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. 8 goals have been conceded.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Liga Leumit, after 1-3-3 (7 played).
Nazareth won their last game, 2-1 versus Hapoel Acre (after extra-time) played at home. Salam came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Hapoel Acre (after extra-time) last time out, making the manager Kashtan feel like a tactical genius.
Prior to that match, the Nazareth manager Kashtan faced defeat when travelling to Agudat Sport Ashdod and losing 0-3.A quick return to home after this game, as Maccabi Ahi Nazareth are hosting Hapoel Ra'anana in the Liga Leumit only four days away.
The attacking power of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. 10 goals have been conceded by Nazareth in these games.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the squads faced each other previously this season; Maccabi Ahi Nazareth - Afula 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Afula victories, three draws and two Maccabi Ahi Nazareth wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ifrah 4 goals |  A. Abed 4 goals | A. Dabour 3 goals |
Hapoel Afula missing players
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
| Hapoel Afula | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 28 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 93% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 71% | 73% |
| 73% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 57% | 60% |
| 53% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 53% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 53% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 40% |
| 13% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 43% | 40% |
| 40% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 47% |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.9 | 6.7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.4 | 8.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 31% | 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 20% | 28% |
| 8.7 | 7.6 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 11.4 | 10.1 |
| 4.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
- Hapoel Afula have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (28) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Afula have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Afula have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Kafr Qasim | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Bnei Yehuda | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 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 Acre | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 12 |
| 16 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 10 |