This game features two participants dwelling in the carpet of the Liga Leumit, Kafr Qasim having 14th spot and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth in 12th. A nice opportunity for one of the squads to boost their position.
- Kafr Qasim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Liga Leumit
This has all the signs of an absorbing match with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Kafr Qasim form and stats
Kafr Qasim have played 13 Liga Leumit games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-8-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Kafr Qasim are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Hapoel Nof HaGalil. The first setback in the shape of a loss after collecting points through three league rounds.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Ironi Tiberias that ended 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Kafr Qasim have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 7 and lost 2.
Trench warfare? In this club's last 11 league matches, 9 have contained zero, one or two goals.
Kafr Qasim are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Leumit match at Hapoel Ramat HaSharon awaits in four days.
Qasim are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, Kafr Qasim have conceded 17 goals.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-7 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Nazareth as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Hapoel Ramat Gan match.
Bongongui was the last player to score for the away team. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth haven't scored a league goal in the last 321 minutes.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth's previous game was their home loss versus Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (0-2).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hapoel Afula wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Nazareth playing away and similar expectations, we found 18 relevant matches. Results were 5 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats.
Highlight this: 9 of the last 11 league matches featuring this club have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa in just four days.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 17 goals have been conceded by Maccabi Ahi Nazareth in these games.
Head 2 Head
Kafr Qasim and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have faced off earlier this season: Maccabi Ahi Nazareth - Kafr Qasim 1-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Kafr Qasim won six games, three matches ended with a tie and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Kuku 6 goals |   M. Kalibat 3 goals | L. Bongongui Assougou 3 goals |
Kafr Qasim missing players
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
| Kafr Qasim | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 27 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 32 |
| 85% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 58% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 69% | 73% |
| 31% | 38% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 23% | 31% |
| 31% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 19% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 12% |
| 38% | 46% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| 27% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 38% |
| 50% | 46% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 54% | 46% |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7.5 | 8.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.2 | 9.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| 42% | 53% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 21% | 23% |
| 7.1 | 6.8 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
- Kafr Qasim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Liga Leumit
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 53 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | Ironi Tiberias | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 43 |
| 6 | Hapoel Afula | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 37 |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 36 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 32 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 30 | -31 | 7 |
