The league table in Liga Leumit tells a story about these teams so far, with Hapoel Rishon LeZion leading Maccabi Ahi Nazareth by 22 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Hapoel Rishon LeZion form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Rishon LeZion have to build on here at Haberfeld Stadium in the Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion's last game was hosting Hapoel Nazareth Illit (placed 10th) and winning 5-1. In the game before, an away victory match versus Hapoel Acre with a 2-0 scoreline.
As mentioned above, Hapoel Rishon LeZion "killed" Hapoel Nazareth Illit in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. G. Itzhak was absolutely essential when Hapoel Rishon LeZion beat Hapoel Nazareth Illit 5-1, scoring 4 goals.
Goals decide football matches and Hapoel Rishon LeZion are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 10 league matches. Hapoel Rishon LeZion's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Liga Leumit, after 0-3-7 (10 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Hapoel Acre game.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Liga Leumit against Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (placed 7th). Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Hapoel Nazareth Illit's place.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). The Maccabi Ahi Nazareth manager L. Zada has some worries about the defense as 20 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Rishon LeZion and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have met before this season: Maccabi Ahi Nazareth - Hapoel Rishon LeZion 3-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 4 - 3 (Hapoel Rishon LeZion wins - draws - Maccabi Ahi Nazareth wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 8 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Itzhak 11 goals |  M. Maman 8 goals |   A. El-Khatib 5 goals |
Hapoel Rishon LeZion missing players
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 33 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 20 | 30 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 70% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 75% |
| 45% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 30% | 40% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 20% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 45% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 70% | 65% |
| 45% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 30% | 20% |
| 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 221 | 121 | 42 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 88 | 164 |
| 94 | 55 | 25 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 35 | 67 |
| 35% | 36% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 33% |
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have yet to win a game away.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 35 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| 8 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
| 10 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 27 |
| 11 | Kafr Qasim | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -26 | 17 |
| 15 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Hapoel Afula | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 10 |