Betting preview: Hapoel Afula vs Sektzia Nes Tziona should be interesting

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Afula Illit Stadium (12000 seats)

Sektzia Nes Tziona cannot ask for any favours from hosts Hapoel Afula in this Liga Leumit game. Here's our broad guide!

Insights:
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (47) in Liga Leumit
  • Sektzia Nes Tziona have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Liga Leumit

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!

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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 4 defeats.

Hapoel Afula are returning here after visiting Hapoel Ra'anana and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Habran and Hajaj scored the goal(s).

Preceding that match was the home game against Kafr Qasim that was lost 1-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hapoel Afula have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won nine, drawn two and lost five.

Hapoel Afula are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 14 games. Afula have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sektzia Nes Tziona so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-6 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Sektzia Nes Tziona's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Agudat Sport Ashdod that finished 1-1.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Hapoel Kfar Saba.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sektzia Nes Tziona playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were five Sektzia wins, two draws and five defeats.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Sektzia Nes Tziona have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head encounter ended Sektzia Nes Tziona - Hapoel Afula 4-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Afula one win, one draw and Sektzia Nes Tziona five victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sektzia Nes TzionaD. Biton
D. Biton
14 goals
Hapoel AfulaS. Hirsh
S. Hirsh
7 goals
Hapoel AfulaI. Hajaj
I. Hajaj
5 goals

Hapoel Afula missing players

Sektzia Nes Tziona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hapoel Afula Sektzia Nes Tziona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 5 14 28
10 7 2 Won W 0 1 9
4 3 0 Drew D 4 7 12
14 4 2 Lost L 1 6 7
30 17 5 Scored S 3 13 37
47 15 7 Conceded C 4 20 29
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 79% 86%
82% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 75%
61% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 43% 39%
25% 14% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 18%
11% 7% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
61% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 57% 50%
14% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 21% 36%
29% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 43% 29%
 
4.6 5.1 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.2 4.5
5 4.9 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4 4
2.6 2.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.4 2.1
2 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
6.5 7.3 6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 8.3 8.9
2.9 3.3 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.6 3.6
37% 37% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 25% 36%
 
9 8.7 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 8 8
4.5 4 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.6 3
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (47) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals in the second half (32) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Liga Leumit
  • Sektzia Nes Tziona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sektzia Nes Tziona have the most dropped points from leading position (21) 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 Kafr Qasim 28 13 9 6 38 26 14 8 4 2 26 16 14 5 5 4 12 10 12 48
2 Maccabi Bnei Raina 28 13 9 6 33 22 14 8 3 3 19 11 14 5 6 3 14 11 11 48
3 Hapoel Kfar Saba 28 10 12 6 39 27 14 5 6 3 19 11 14 5 6 3 20 16 12 42
4 Sektzia Nes Tziona 28 9 12 7 37 29 14 8 5 1 24 9 14 1 7 6 13 20 8 39
5 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 28 9 12 7 35 33 14 7 5 2 23 16 14 2 7 5 12 17 2 39
6 Hapoel Petah Tikva 28 9 11 8 24 25 14 7 5 2 15 10 14 2 6 6 9 15 -1 38
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 28 10 7 11 36 36 14 4 4 6 14 17 14 6 3 5 22 19 0 37
8 Agudat Sport Ashdod 28 8 14 6 33 28 14 6 7 1 22 12 14 2 7 5 11 16 5 36
9 Bnei Yehuda 28 9 9 10 33 29 14 5 4 5 18 15 14 4 5 5 15 14 4 36
10 Hapoel Acre 28 7 13 8 32 25 14 4 8 2 15 9 14 3 5 6 17 16 7 34
11 Hapoel Afula 28 10 4 14 30 47 14 7 3 4 17 15 14 3 1 10 13 32 -17 34
12 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 28 7 12 9 30 36 14 3 7 4 15 17 14 4 5 5 15 19 -6 33
13 Hapoel Ramat Gan 28 7 12 9 29 36 14 2 7 5 11 18 14 5 5 4 18 18 -7 33
14 Hapoel Ra'anana 28 8 9 11 28 35 14 4 4 6 16 21 14 4 5 5 12 14 -7 33
15 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 28 8 9 11 26 37 14 6 4 4 14 14 14 2 5 7 12 23 -11 33
16 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 28 5 10 13 28 40 14 2 6 6 14 18 14 3 4 7 14 22 -12 25

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 Kafr Qasim 28 13 9 6 38 26 14 8 4 2 26 16 14 5 5 4 12 10 12 48
2 Maccabi Bnei Raina 28 13 9 6 33 22 14 8 3 3 19 11 14 5 6 3 14 11 11 48
3 Hapoel Kfar Saba 28 10 12 6 39 27 14 5 6 3 19 11 14 5 6 3 20 16 12 42
4 Sektzia Nes Tziona 28 9 12 7 37 29 14 8 5 1 24 9 14 1 7 6 13 20 8 39
5 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 28 9 12 7 35 33 14 7 5 2 23 16 14 2 7 5 12 17 2 39
6 Hapoel Petah Tikva 28 9 11 8 24 25 14 7 5 2 15 10 14 2 6 6 9 15 -1 38
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 28 10 7 11 36 36 14 4 4 6 14 17 14 6 3 5 22 19 0 37
8 Agudat Sport Ashdod 28 8 14 6 33 28 14 6 7 1 22 12 14 2 7 5 11 16 5 36
9 Bnei Yehuda 28 9 9 10 33 29 14 5 4 5 18 15 14 4 5 5 15 14 4 36
10 Hapoel Acre 28 7 13 8 32 25 14 4 8 2 15 9 14 3 5 6 17 16 7 34
11 Hapoel Afula 28 10 4 14 30 47 14 7 3 4 17 15 14 3 1 10 13 32 -17 34
12 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 28 7 12 9 30 36 14 3 7 4 15 17 14 4 5 5 15 19 -6 33
13 Hapoel Ramat Gan 28 7 12 9 29 36 14 2 7 5 11 18 14 5 5 4 18 18 -7 33
14 Hapoel Ra'anana 28 8 9 11 28 35 14 4 4 6 16 21 14 4 5 5 12 14 -7 33
15 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 28 8 9 11 26 37 14 6 4 4 14 14 14 2 5 7 12 23 -11 33
16 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 28 5 10 13 28 40 14 2 6 6 14 18 14 3 4 7 14 22 -12 25

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