Hapoel Petah Tikva vs Hapoel Umm al-Fahm: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Fri 08.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

4th place in the Liga Leumit table for Hapoel Petah Tikva so far, a great showing. The home team followers hope for more excitement as 7th-placed Hapoel Umm al-Fahm visit.

Insights:
  • Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Liga Leumit

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

These are full days for the host team, as they played only four days ago in the Liga Leumit. That game was an away game at Hapoel Kfar Saba, so at least Petah are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats

The story so far in the Liga Leumit for Hapoel Petah Tikva at their home stadium is 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. In general it's been a long time since Hapoel Petah Tikva tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.

In their previous game, the manager Tzalpepe led his Hapoel Petah Tikva to a defeat away at Hapoel Kfar Saba. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here.

Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against Bnei Yehuda.

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 Petah have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won three times, drawn three and lost two.

Hapoel Petah Tikva are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. Hapoel Petah Tikva are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Hapoel Umm al-Fahm form and stats

There's been little loot from Hapoel Umm al-Fahm's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the Liga Leumit. Hapoel Umm al-Fahm only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 7 draws.

Home advantage was not enough for al-Fahm in their previous game as they lost hosting Sektzia Nes Tziona, 1-2.

Prior to that result Hapoel Umm al-Fahm won their away game at Kafr Qasim. The scoreline was 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those twelve games were three victories, three draws and six defeats.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 18 goals have been conceded by Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in these games. More than 50 % of these were let in from the 60th minute and onwards in these in the last 30 minutes of matches.

Head 2 Head

Hapoel Petah Tikva and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have duelled previously this season: Hapoel Umm al-Fahm - Petah 2-3. The ref pulled out his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the recipient was Benbenishti (Hapoel Umm al-Fahm). Hapoel Petah Tikva-Hapoel Umm al-Fahm H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Hapoel Petah Tikva three wins, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm four wins, two draws. three of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel Umm al-FahmG. Dahan
G. Dahan
12 goals
Hapoel Petah TikvaR. Zikri
R. Zikri
8 goals
Hapoel Umm al-FahmT. Avitan
T. Avitan
7 goals

Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players

Hapoel Umm al-Fahm missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hapoel Petah Tikva Hapoel Umm al-Fahm
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 5 16 32
12 9 3 Won W 1 3 10
11 5 2 Drew D 2 7 12
9 2 1 Lost L 2 6 10
31 20 10 Scored S 5 14 39
27 10 6 Conceded C 5 18 39
81% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 69% 78%
56% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 62% 72%
34% 31% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 38% 50%
6% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 25%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
44% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 59%
38% 44% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 38% 31%
38% 25% 17% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 31%
 
4.6 5.4 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.4 5.2
4.2 3.9 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.8 3.6 3.8
2.2 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.4
6 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
7.6 8.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 7.6 7.5 8.7
3.3 3.7 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.8
29% 34% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 32%
 
7.4 7.2 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.4 8.6 8.4
3.2 3.1 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.5
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have the most conceded goals in the first half (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 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

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 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

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