Evenly matched teams: Hapoel Rishon LeZion vs Hapoel Petah Tikva match preview

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Haberfeld Stadium (6000 seats)

Which side will run out as winners when Hapoel Petah Tikva visit Hapoel Rishon LeZion? In this pre-match guide you'll learn all the relevant information and data needed to make a prediction.

Insights:
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hapoel Petah Tikva have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Liga Leumit

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Liga Leumit.

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Hapoel Rishon LeZion form and stats

Hapoel Rishon LeZion have collected 16 points from their Liga Leumit home games so far after 4-4-6.

Hapoel Rishon LeZion shared the glory with Hapoel Acre in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Hapoel Ramat HaSharon that ended 0-0.

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 15 games. Hapoel Rishon LeZion has won eight of these, drawn four and lost three.

17 goals have been conceded. 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 Petah Tikva form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hapoel Petah Tikva so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-6 (win-draw-lose).

Petah have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 270 minutes ago. Tamm was the goal scorer. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Hapoel Petah Tikva goalkeeper Omer Katz is eager to challenge this, with his 186 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

There were no winners in Hapoel Petah Tikva's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (placed 16th).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Hapoel Ramat Gan that ended 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Petah in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Hapoel Petah Tikva, six draws and six defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hapoel Petah Tikva as they have only managed to score 9 times from 14 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 15 goals have been conceded by Hapoel Petah Tikva in these games.

Head 2 Head

Hapoel Petah Tikva - Hapoel Rishon LeZion 2-1 was the outcome when these participants formerly did battle, earlier this season. Last ten meetings involving these contenders: Rishon won four, Hapoel Petah Tikva were winners in three and we saw three draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel Petah TikvaR. Zikri
R. Zikri
5 goals
Hapoel Petah TikvaO. Rabinowitz
O. Rabinowitz
3 goals
Hapoel Petah TikvaY. Cohen
Y. Cohen
3 goals

Hapoel Rishon LeZion missing players

Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players

Hapoel Rishon LeZion Hapoel Petah Tikva
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 14 28
10 4 2 Won W 0 2 9
7 4 1 Drew D 1 6 11
11 6 1 Lost L 3 6 8
36 14 6 Scored S 1 9 24
36 17 5 Conceded C 4 15 25
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 71% 79%
75% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 50% 57%
43% 29% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 32%
25% 14% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 4%
14% 14% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 4%
54% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 46%
25% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 32%
25% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 57% 43%
 
4.6 5.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.4 4.4
4.8 3.9 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.4 4.1
2.9 2.5 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.4
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 6
 
9.3 9.4 7 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 6.9 7.5
3.7 3.4 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.9 3.1
35% 29% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 22% 28%
 
8.2 7.6 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 7.7 7.4
3.1 2.8 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 3.1
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Petah Tikva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hapoel Petah Tikva have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Petah Tikva have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • 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 Kafr Qasim 28 13 9 6 38 26 14 8 4 2 26 16 14 5 5 4 12 10 12 48
2 Maccabi Bnei Raina 28 13 9 6 33 22 14 8 3 3 19 11 14 5 6 3 14 11 11 48
3 Hapoel Kfar Saba 28 10 12 6 39 27 14 5 6 3 19 11 14 5 6 3 20 16 12 42
4 Sektzia Nes Tziona 28 9 12 7 37 29 14 8 5 1 24 9 14 1 7 6 13 20 8 39
5 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 28 9 12 7 35 33 14 7 5 2 23 16 14 2 7 5 12 17 2 39
6 Hapoel Petah Tikva 28 9 11 8 24 25 14 7 5 2 15 10 14 2 6 6 9 15 -1 38
6 Hapoel Iksal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 28 10 7 11 36 36 14 4 4 6 14 17 14 6 3 5 22 19 0 37
8 Agudat Sport Ashdod 28 8 14 6 33 28 14 6 7 1 22 12 14 2 7 5 11 16 5 36
9 Bnei Yehuda 28 9 9 10 33 29 14 5 4 5 18 15 14 4 5 5 15 14 4 36
10 Hapoel Acre 28 7 13 8 32 25 14 4 8 2 15 9 14 3 5 6 17 16 7 34
11 Hapoel Afula 28 10 4 14 30 47 14 7 3 4 17 15 14 3 1 10 13 32 -17 34
12 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 28 7 12 9 30 36 14 3 7 4 15 17 14 4 5 5 15 19 -6 33
13 Hapoel Ramat Gan 28 7 12 9 29 36 14 2 7 5 11 18 14 5 5 4 18 18 -7 33
14 Hapoel Ra'anana 28 8 9 11 28 35 14 4 4 6 16 21 14 4 5 5 12 14 -7 33
15 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 28 8 9 11 26 37 14 6 4 4 14 14 14 2 5 7 12 23 -11 33
16 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 28 5 10 13 28 40 14 2 6 6 14 18 14 3 4 7 14 22 -12 25