Liga Leumit: The middle-of-the-table positions illustrates the road Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Acre have been on uptil now. Both participants are ready for the match; bring it!
- Hapoel Acre have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have collected 18 points from their Liga Leumit home games so far after 5-3-2.
It's back home for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Hapoel Ramat HaSharon away with the result 2-1. Abed (2) found the net in that victory.
2-2 away at Kafr Qasim before that.Nazareth are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Hapoel Acre form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Leumit travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. The Hapoel Acre manager Dego is a generous human being, having led his team to six draws in a row during the last 42 days.
Hapoel Acre have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 249 minutes ago. Haj was the goal scorer. Acre have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Razi Abu Hamdan. It's been 182 minutes since they last conceded in Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Acre delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (placed 5th) in their previous fixture.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sektzia Nes Tziona that ended 0-0.The travelling fans enjoy Hapoel Acre's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Hapoel Acre have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These two sides faced each other before this season: Hapoel Acre - Nazareth 3-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Maccabi Ahi Nazareth wins - draws - Hapoel Acre wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Abed 10 goals |  K. Aboubakar 6 goals |  I. Haj 5 goals |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
Hapoel Acre missing players
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Hapoel Acre | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 26 |
| 28 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 76% | 70% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 81% |
| 67% | 60% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 71% |
| 57% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 33% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 48% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 57% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 24% |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 4.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.6 | 8.6 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 32% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 44% | 37% |
| 9.3 | 8.5 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 9.3 | 8.3 |
| 3.4 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- Hapoel Acre 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 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 37 |
| 2 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 | Bnei Yehuda | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 31 |
| 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 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| 9 | Hapoel Acre | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -12 | 17 |
