Open game expected at Haberfeld Stadium: Hapoel Rishon LeZion vs Hapoel Afula preview

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Thu 14.April
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Haberfeld Stadium (6000 seats)

Hapoel Rishon LeZion have harvested 16 of their 38 in total here at their home arena. Will they claim the win against Hapoel Afula?

Insights:
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (52) in Liga Leumit

Hapoel Afula are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

This should be an appealing fixture with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Hapoel Rishon LeZion form and stats

The story so far in the Liga Leumit for Hapoel Rishon LeZion at their home stadium (Haberfeld Stadium) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

No payout for Rishon in their previous match, an away game at Hapoel Ramat Gan that ended in defeat 0-1.

Before that, Hapoel Rishon LeZion drew at home versus Hapoel Ramat HaSharon.

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 13 games. Hapoel Rishon LeZion has won six of these, drawn three and lost four.

Rishon have scored 14 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Hapoel Rishon LeZion's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hapoel Afula form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hapoel Afula so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 4-1-10 (win-draw-lose).

Afula are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Hapoel Ra'anana.

A 0-0 draw at Hapoel Acre's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Hapoel Afula in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Hapoel Afula, two draws and three defeats.

The visiting Hapoel Afula have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 15 games. The Afula manager Shavit has some worries about the defense as 33 goals have been conceded in these travels. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent logged match featuring both these participants is the Hapoel Afula - Hapoel Rishon LeZion 1-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Hapoel Rishon LeZion victories, three draws and five Hapoel Afula wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

RishonD. Kadur
D. Kadur
7 goals
Hapoel AfulaS. Hirsh
S. Hirsh
7 goals
Hapoel Rishon LeZionM. Lima Cruz
M. Lima Cruz
6 goals

Hapoel Rishon LeZion missing players

Hapoel Afula missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Afula
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 17 5 Played P 5 16 33
10 4 1 Won W 1 4 12
9 5 0 Drew D 1 2 5
14 8 4 Lost L 3 10 16
39 16 1 Scored S 5 16 36
42 21 6 Conceded C 13 33 55
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
70% 65% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 82%
39% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 75% 61%
24% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 38% 27%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 12%
52% 41% 0% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 61%
21% 24% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 15%
30% 41% 80% Failed to Score F T 40% 38% 30%
 
4.4 5.4 8.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.1 4.7
4.5 3.6 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.6 5.1
2.5 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.6 2.6
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.6 8.7 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.4 5.9 6.6
3.5 3.4 5.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 2.8 3
34% 28% 4% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 36% 36%
 
7.7 7.1 6.6 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.4 8.8
3 2.8 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 4.8 4.2
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Afula have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Hapoel Afula have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (33) away in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals (52) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the most conceded goals in the second half (37) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Afula have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have won significantly more corners at home than 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 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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