Season ticket holders at HaMoshava Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Hapoel Petah Tikva languishing in the 11th position so far. The guesting Hapoel Nazareth Illit will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
The hosts Hapoel Petah Tikva saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Liga Leumit. That game was an away game at Hapoel Acre, so at least Hapoel Petah Tikva are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats
6 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Petah Tikva have to build on here at HaMoshava Stadium in the Liga Leumit. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Hapoel Petah Tikva to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager A. Nussbaum led his Hapoel Petah Tikva to a defeat in the Liga Leumit match away at Hapoel Acre. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at HaMoshava Stadium. Ahead of that match, Hapoel Petah Tikva lost 1-2 at home to Kafr Qasim.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hapoel Petah Tikva as they are travelling to their away game against Hapoel Rishon LeZion in the Liga Leumit. That match is four days after this one.
Hapoel Petah Tikva are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. From these home matches, Hapoel Petah Tikva have conceded only 10 goals.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit had fun at their own home (HaMoshava Stadium) last time out, beating Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 5-0. R. Shukrani, Y. Avidor and Y. Cohen scored. A 1-1 draw at Hapoel Ramat Gan's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, Hapoel Nazareth Illit was the only team on the pitch versus Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
A quick return to home after this game, as Hapoel Nazareth Illit are hosting Hapoel Bnei Lod in the Liga Leumit only four days away.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Hapoel Nazareth Illit have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Hapoel Nazareth Illit - Hapoel Petah Tikva 2-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Hapoel Petah Tikva won four, Hapoel Nazareth Illit won two and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Perez 9 goals |  O. Boaron 6 goals |   Y. Cohen 5 goals |
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
Hapoel Nazareth Illit missing players
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 33 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 29 |
| 35 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 87% |
| 78% | 64% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 55% | 65% |
| 52% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 48% |
| 35% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 17% |
| 70% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 48% |
| 17% | 36% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 13% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 39% |
| 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 199 | 83 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 83 | 183 |
| 87 | 30 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 33 | 84 |
| 38% | 43% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 36% | 35% |
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 48 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 46 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Kafr Qasim | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -4 | 33 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 31 |
| 10 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -2 | 28 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 26 | -25 | 23 |
| 14 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 22 |
| 15 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | -6 | 15 |
| 16 | Hapoel Afula | 23 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -18 | 12 |