Liga Leumit: A pair of teams who have performed splendidly so far. Learn more on Hapoel Petah Tikva - Agudat Sport Ashdod with this full guide!
Agudat are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
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 Petah Tikva form and stats
8 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Petah Tikva have to build on here in the Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Petah Tikva haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 180 minutes ago. Cohen scored that one.
Hapoel Petah Tikva are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Sektzia Nes Tziona.
Ahead of that match, Hapoel Petah Tikva lost 0-3 at home to Kafr Qasim.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 Petah have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost seven.
The Hapoel Petah Tikva fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 15 matches. From these home matches, Petah have conceded only 10 goals.
Agudat Sport Ashdod form and stats
The visitors are W3-D7-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Leumit. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Agudat Sport Ashdod have lost on their last two travels.
Agudat won their last game, 4-3 versus Hapoel Umm al-Fahm played at home. An amazing comeback from Agudat Sport Ashdod last time out, trailing 0-2 before rallying an inspired fight which eventually led to Biton scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute. The end of the last match, against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, was very satisfying as Biton scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sektzia Nes Tziona wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Agudat in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Agudat Sport Ashdod, five draws and three defeats.
The attacking power of Agudat Sport Ashdod when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Agudat have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides face each other this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Agudat Sport Ashdod - Hapoel Petah Tikva 1-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Hapoel Petah Tikva victories, zero draws and three Agudat Sport Ashdod wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Noy 11 goals |   R. Zikri 9 goals | H. Mawasi 9 goals |
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
Agudat Sport Ashdod missing players
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Agudat Sport Ashdod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 4 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 14 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 35 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 47 |
| 34 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | 40 |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 86% |
| 61% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 75% |
| 39% | 39% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 22% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 33% | 39% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | 33% |
| 39% | 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.7 | 8.2 | 4.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 24% | 36% |
| 7.4 | 7.1 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 9.1 | 8 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| 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 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 51 |
| 2 | Kafr Qasim | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 50 |
| 3 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 44 |
| 5 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 6 | Hapoel Iksal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 33 | -18 | 37 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 36 |
| 14 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 15 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -14 | 26 |
