Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Hapoel Ra'anana in 9th and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth in 8th 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 Ra'anana form and stats
1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga Leumit numbers at home for Hapoel Ra'anana so far this season.
Ra'anana are confident in defense, having played 229 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A good away victory last time out for Ra'anana, who won 3-0 against Hapoel Katamon (placed 7th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hapoel Ramat HaSharon in a game that was won 1-0.
The manager G. Cohen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hapoel Ramat Gan in only four days.
Ra'anana aren't scoring a lot here at National Stadium Ramat Gan in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. Ra'anana are not conceding a lot of goals here at National Stadium Ramat Gan in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Liga Leumit, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
The manager N. Berckovich was unhappy after their last game, a Liga Leumit match played at their home ground Ilut Stadium. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth suffered a 1-4 loss to Hapoel Nazareth Illit (placed 3rd). Preceding that game was the away victory against Hapoel Petah Tikva with the score of 2-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Maccabi Ahi Nazareth are hosting Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in the Liga Leumit only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. As opposed to that, Nazareth have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Ra'anana, two draws and three wins for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Hapoel Ra'anana missing players
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| Hapoel Ra'anana | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | 28 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 25 | 56 |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 42% |
- All of Maccabi Ahi Nazareth's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hapoel Ra'anana has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Ra'anana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have not yet lost a game away.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have scored in all their away matches so far.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hapoel Iksal | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Hapoel Katamon | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Hapoel Acre | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |