Liga Leumit: High-level vs below par, at least based on the points won so far. Hapoel Petah Tikva - Bnei Yehuda. Home victory or a shock result?
- Hapoel Petah Tikva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bnei Yehuda have scored away.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Hapoel Petah Tikva have less rest than Bnei Yehuda in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Liga Leumit game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Hapoel Kfar Saba.
Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats
Hapoel Petah Tikva have played 9 Liga Leumit games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Petah has won their last four matches.
Hapoel Petah Tikva enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hapoel Kfar Saba's place. The match ended 3-1.
In the game before, a nice away victory at Maccabi Bnei Raina. A State Cup match. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hapoel Petah Tikva have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 7 and lost 2.
Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 10 league matches, 8 have had zero, one or two goals.
Petah are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Leumit match at Agudat Sport Ashdod awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Hapoel Petah Tikva in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. From these home matches, Hapoel Petah Tikva have conceded only 8 goals.
Bnei Yehuda form and stats
There's been little loot from Bnei Yehuda's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Liga Leumit. Bnei Yehuda only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
The club members enjoyed Yehuda's previous match versus Hapoel Ramat Gan (placed 13th), a 2-1 win played at home. That victory felt nice as this side had gone three league games without winning.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hapoel Rishon LeZion wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Few goals the story here? 10 of this side's latest 13 league matches have contained two goals or less.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hapoel Afula in just four days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Bnei Yehuda - Hapoel Petah Tikva 1-0 was the outcome when these two sides formerly played each other, earlier this season. Last ten meetings with these contenders: Petah won five, Bnei Yehuda were winners in five and we saw zero draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Shemesh 7 goals |  R. Zikri 4 goals | R. Stein 4 goals |
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
Bnei Yehuda missing players
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Bnei Yehuda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 28 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 78% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 61% |
| 39% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 22% | 28% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 22% | 39% |
| 28% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 39% |
| 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 9.8 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 10.9 | 8.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
| 34% | 37% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 17% | 31% |
| 7.4 | 7 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.1 | 7.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bnei Yehuda have scored away.
- Hapoel Petah Tikva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ironi Tiberias | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 33 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Hapoel Acre | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| 5 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| 6 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Hapoel Afula | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Bnei Yehuda | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -16 | 4 |
