Maccabi Ahi Nazareth vs Bnei Yehuda match preview: Even contest expected at Ilut Stadium

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Mon 07.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ilut Stadium (4000 seats)

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth - Bnei Yehuda in Liga Leumit: Numbers, team lineups, matches, the latest developments and reports. Get our thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Bnei Yehuda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Bnei Yehuda should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have collected 21 points from their Liga Leumit home games so far after 6-3-4. It's trouble wherever Maccabi Ahi Nazareth are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

The followers are hoping that Nazareth will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Maccabi Bnei Raina (placed 2nd).

Ahead of that match, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth lost 0-1 at home to Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

This is expected to be a close game, with Maccabi Ahi Nazareth perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Maccabi Ahi Nazareth as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth has won nine of these, drawn one and lost five.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nazareth as they are travelling to their away game against Hapoel Kfar Saba in the Liga Leumit. That match is four days after this one.

The Maccabi Ahi Nazareth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have conceded 14 goals.

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Bnei Yehuda form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Leumit.

That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in the Liga Leumit.

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 eleven relevant matches. Results were three Yehuda wins, four draws and four defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bnei Yehuda have scored 15 goals in 13 league games away. Yehuda have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bnei Yehuda - Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 0-0 was the output when these two teams formerly played each other, some time ago this season. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding six meetings): Maccabi Ahi Nazareth won zero games, two matches ended in a draw and Bnei Yehuda got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / two

Top Goalscorers

Bnei YehudaE. Atar
E. Atar
11 goals
NazarethA. Abed
A. Abed
10 goals
Bnei YehudaA. Buzaglo
A. Buzaglo
8 goals

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players

Bnei Yehuda missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Bnei Yehuda
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
8 6 2 Won W 3 4 9
8 3 1 Drew D 1 4 8
11 4 1 Lost L 0 5 10
26 14 3 Scored S 7 15 33
37 14 2 Conceded C 1 14 29
81% 77% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 77% 78%
63% 54% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 62% 63%
52% 46% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 48%
26% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 22%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 15%
44% 23% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 46% 41%
33% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 75% 38% 37%
41% 54% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 44%
 
4.6 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.8 4.7
5.9 5.2 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4 3.3
2.3 2.5 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.7 2.5
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
8.4 9.2 9.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.2 10.8
3.2 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.1 4.3
30% 28% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 28% 28%
 
9.5 8.3 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 8.2 8.2
3.7 3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 3.1 3.4
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Bnei Yehuda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 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 27 12 9 6 32 22 14 8 3 3 19 11 13 4 6 3 13 11 10 45
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 Iksal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 28 10 7 11 36 36 14 4 4 6 14 17 14 6 3 5 22 19 0 37
7 Hapoel Petah Tikva 27 9 10 8 24 25 13 7 4 2 15 10 14 2 6 6 9 15 -1 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 27 9 8 10 33 29 14 5 4 5 18 15 13 4 4 5 15 14 4 35
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 27 7 12 8 30 35 13 3 7 3 15 16 14 4 5 5 15 19 -5 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 27 8 8 11 26 37 13 6 3 4 14 14 14 2 5 7 12 23 -11 32
16 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 27 5 9 13 28 40 14 2 6 6 14 18 13 3 3 7 14 22 -12 24

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 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 27 12 9 6 32 22 14 8 3 3 19 11 13 4 6 3 13 11 10 45
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 Iksal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 28 10 7 11 36 36 14 4 4 6 14 17 14 6 3 5 22 19 0 37
7 Hapoel Petah Tikva 27 9 10 8 24 25 13 7 4 2 15 10 14 2 6 6 9 15 -1 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 27 9 8 10 33 29 14 5 4 5 18 15 13 4 4 5 15 14 4 35
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 27 7 12 8 30 35 13 3 7 3 15 16 14 4 5 5 15 19 -5 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 27 8 8 11 26 37 13 6 3 4 14 14 14 2 5 7 12 23 -11 32
16 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 27 5 9 13 28 40 14 2 6 6 14 18 13 3 3 7 14 22 -12 24

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