With their 16 point advantage in the league table, Hapoel Ramat Gan fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Hapoel Afula.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hapoel Ramat Gan and Hapoel Afula.
For Hapoel Afula it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Hapoel Ramat Gan form and stats
Hapoel Ramat Gan have played 14 Liga Leumit games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Happy days for Hapoel Ramat Gan in their previous game, a Liga Leumit match away at Hapoel Bnei Lod (placed 14th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Hapoel Petah Tikva with the scoreline 1-2.
Hapoel Ramat Gan are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Hapoel Ramat Gan have conceded 15 goals.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
Hapoel Afula have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Liga Leumit, after 1-4-9 (14 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Liga Leumit home defeat versus Bnei Sakhnin with 0-4 on the scoreboard. Before that, Hapoel Afula travelled to Hapoel Rishon LeZion and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Hapoel Afula lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hapoel Afula have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Ramat Gan and Hapoel Afula have met before this season: Hapoel Afula - Hapoel Ramat Gan 1-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (Hapoel Ramat Gan wins - draws - Hapoel Afula wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Hershkovich 8 goals | F. Zidan 6 goals | Y. Abuhatzira 4 goals |
Hapoel Ramat Gan missing players
Hapoel Afula missing players
| Hapoel Ramat Gan | Hapoel Afula | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 34 | 19 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| 89% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 89% |
| 64% | 57% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 64% | 64% |
| 39% | 43% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 36% | 36% |
| 21% | 29% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 21% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 39% | 36% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 46% |
| 36% | 43% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 21% |
| 36% | 29% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 43% | 43% |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 262 | 134 | 50 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 120 | 219 |
| 100 | 57 | 22 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 47 | 86 |
| 34% | 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 19% | 24% |
- Hapoel Afula has the fewest points (7) away
- Hapoel Afula has the fewest points from losing position (2)
- Hapoel Afula has the fewest scored goals (21)
- Hapoel Afula has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
- Hapoel Afula have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hapoel Ramat Gan have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Ramat Gan have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hapoel Afula have scored away.
| 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 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 58 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 30 | 58 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 48 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 46 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 43 |
| 6 | Kafr Qasim | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | -3 | 39 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 38 |
| 9 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | Hapoel Acre | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -1 | 34 |
| 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -3 | 34 |
| 12 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -30 | 25 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -19 | 22 |
| 16 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -8 | 20 |