An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 15th place.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hapoel Ashkelon form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Ashkelon have to build on here at Sala Stadium in the Liga Leumit.
In their previous game, the manager M. Ivanir led his Hapoel Ashkelon to a defeat in the Liga Leumit match away at Hapoel Petah Tikva. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sala Stadium. Before that, Hapoel Ashkelon drew at home versus Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla.
Hapoel Ashkelon has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Hapoel Bnei Lod form and stats
Hapoel Bnei Lod, who have the most conceded goals (46) in Liga Leumit, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Liga Leumit, after 1-1-7 (9 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga Leumit home defeat versus Hapoel Ramat HaSharon with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that, Hapoel Bnei Lod travelled to Hapoel Afula and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
After this away game Hapoel Bnei Lod return home for a Liga Leumit game against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Hapoel Bnei Lod concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Ashkelon and Hapoel Bnei Lod have met before this season: Hapoel Bnei Lod - Hapoel Ashkelon 1-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hapoel Ashkelon 4 wins, 4 draws and Hapoel Bnei Lod 2 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  U. Parado 7 goals |  Julio Cesar 5 goals |  Z. Tzemah 3 goals |
Hapoel Ashkelon missing players
Hapoel Bnei Lod missing players
| Hapoel Ashkelon | Hapoel Bnei Lod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 20 | 10 | 7 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| 26 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 24 | 46 |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 61% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 22% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 67% | 56% |
| 6% | 10% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 61% |
| 22% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 39% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 33% |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 189 | 128 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 69 | 155 |
| 74 | 47 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 29 | 68 |
| 27% | 21% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 24% | 25% |
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest dropped points from leading position (3)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals (24) away
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals (46)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals in the first half (23)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most conceded goals in the second half (23)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the most matches over the total-line (14)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the the worst goal difference (-17) away
- Hapoel Bnei Lod has the the worst goal difference (-29)
- Hapoel Bnei Lod have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hapoel Bnei Lod have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Hapoel Bnei Lod have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Bnei Lod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hapoel Bnei Lod is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 24 | 41 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 | Kafr Qasim | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Bnei Sakhnin | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 14 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -29 | 11 |
| 16 | Hapoel Afula | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 9 |