Liga Leumit match guide and statistics: Hapoel Rishon LeZion welcome Bnei Yehuda

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Mon 02.January
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Haberfeld Stadium (6000 seats)

The odds favour Hapoel Rishon LeZion in this fixture vs Bnei Yehuda, but the guests will resist to the end. Here's the Tipsway match preview!

Insights:
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Hapoel Rishon LeZion form and stats

4 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Rishon LeZion have to build on here at Haberfeld Stadium in the Liga Leumit.

It's back home for Hapoel Rishon LeZion, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Hapoel Kfar Saba away with the result 2-1. Zrihan found the net in that victory.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa.

This is expected to be a close game, with Hapoel Rishon LeZion perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hapoel Rishon LeZion as a small favourite), we find 21 games. Hapoel Rishon LeZion has won 7 of these, drawn 7 and lost 7.

It should be added that a glance at the 10 latest league fixtures shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

There will be little rest for Rishon after this match as they are travelling to Agudat Sport Ashdod for a Liga Leumit game in only four days.

Hapoel Rishon LeZion are not conceding a lot of goals here at Haberfeld Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.

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Bnei Yehuda form and stats

There's been little loot from Bnei Yehuda's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Liga Leumit. Bnei Yehuda only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.

The manager Levy was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium HaMoshava Stadium. Bnei Yehuda suffered a 0-1 loss to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (placed 9th).

A draw for Yehuda before that, at their own venue hosting Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (1-1).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bnei Yehuda playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 0 Bnei Yehuda wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

A tale of few goals? 9 of this team's latest 11 league rounds have seen two or less goals.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hapoel Ramat Gan in just four days.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 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

Hapoel Rishon LeZion have pulled off a streak of 6 consecutive games without losing (4-2-0) when facing Bnei Yehuda.

The two duelists also faced each other before this season: Bnei Yehuda - Hapoel Rishon LeZion 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel Rishon LeZionM. Bamba
M. Bamba
6 goals
Bnei YehudaA. Kangami
A. Kangami
4 goals
RishonY. Sason
Y. Sason
3 goals

Hapoel Rishon LeZion missing players

Bnei Yehuda missing players

Hapoel Rishon LeZion Bnei Yehuda
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 4 Played P 3 8 16
7 4 2 Won W 0 2 4
3 0 0 Drew D 1 2 5
6 4 2 Lost L 2 4 7
18 8 4 Scored S 1 6 15
14 6 2 Conceded C 5 8 17
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
56% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 62%
31% 12% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 25% 25%
19% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
31% 12% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 25% 38%
44% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 31%
31% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 38%
 
5.4 5.7 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.6 3.8
2.7 2.7 2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.5 4.7
2.1 2.9 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.8 1.9
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.1 9.1 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 12.2 9.6
3.2 3 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.4 3.1
38% 38% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 17% 28%
 
7.1 9 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 11.2 8.7
2.5 2.3 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4.8 3.5
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 Kabilio Jaffa 16 9 3 4 23 17 8 5 0 3 12 10 8 4 3 1 11 7 6 30
2 Maccabi Petah Tikva 16 9 2 5 28 16 8 4 2 2 11 9 8 5 0 3 17 7 12 29
3 Ironi Tiberias 16 8 5 3 27 15 8 5 3 0 16 4 8 3 2 3 11 11 12 29
4 Hapoel Acre 16 8 5 3 23 16 7 5 1 1 12 6 9 3 4 2 11 10 7 29
5 Hapoel Petah Tikva 16 7 5 4 22 16 8 3 3 2 11 7 8 4 2 2 11 9 6 26
6 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 16 6 6 4 21 14 9 4 4 1 13 7 7 2 2 3 8 7 7 24
7 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 16 7 3 6 18 14 8 4 0 4 8 6 8 3 3 2 10 8 4 24
8 Hapoel Kfar Saba 16 7 3 6 21 21 8 3 1 4 10 12 8 4 2 2 11 9 0 24
9 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 16 5 6 5 12 12 8 2 3 3 5 5 8 3 3 2 7 7 0 21
10 Hapoel Afula 16 4 7 5 18 20 8 4 4 0 11 4 8 0 3 5 7 16 -2 19
11 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 16 5 3 8 14 19 8 4 1 3 9 7 8 1 2 5 5 12 -5 18
12 Bnei Yehuda 16 4 5 7 15 17 8 2 3 3 9 9 8 2 2 4 6 8 -2 17
13 Hapoel Ramat Gan 16 4 5 7 17 27 8 1 3 4 8 16 8 3 2 3 9 11 -10 17
14 Kafr Qasim 16 3 6 7 16 24 8 1 5 2 9 13 8 2 1 5 7 11 -8 15
15 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 16 3 4 9 15 27 8 2 0 6 8 18 8 1 4 3 7 9 -12 13
16 Agudat Sport Ashdod 16 3 4 9 12 27 8 3 3 2 9 8 8 0 1 7 3 19 -15 1