Struggling Maccabi Ahi Nazareth will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Hapoel Katamon in the upcoming league round. It’s 13th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Hapoel Katamon are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have collected 19 points from their Liga Leumit home games so far after 5-4-3. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.
A. Buzorgi was the last player to score a league goal for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Maccabi Ahi Nazareth haven't scored in 285 minutes. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth are confident in defense, having played 375 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth travelled for their previous game, a trip to Hapoel Ramat Gan that ended 0-0. Before that, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth drew at home versus Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.
There will be little rest for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth after this match as they are travelling to Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla for a Liga Leumit game in only four days.
The Maccabi Ahi Nazareth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 12 matches. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Katamon form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 3 losses in the Liga Leumit.
The supporters enjoyed Hapoel Katamon's previous game versus Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (placed 9th), a Liga Leumit 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Hapoel Ashkelon.
The schedule is very tough for Hapoel Katamon now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga Leumit game at Maccabi Petah Tikva is waiting in only four days.
Hapoel Katamon have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Hapoel Katamon as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hapoel Katamon - Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 1-0 entered in the official records. Maccabi Ahi Nazareth-Hapoel Katamon H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Maccabi Ahi Nazareth four wins, Hapoel Katamon six wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 W. Agade 11 goals |  S. Ziso 7 goals |   A. Buzorgi 6 goals |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
Hapoel Katamon missing players
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Hapoel Katamon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 31 |
| 32 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 84% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 92% |
| 64% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 64% | 64% |
| 36% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 36% |
| 16% | 8% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 18% | 20% |
| 12% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 52% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 18% | 36% |
| 32% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 55% | 44% |
| 32% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200 | 95 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 90 | 199 |
| 79 | 35 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 39 | 90 |
| 29% | 37% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 38% | 33% |
- Hapoel Katamon has the fewest conceded goals (23)
- Hapoel Katamon has the fewest conceded goals (8) away
- Hapoel Katamon has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Hapoel Katamon has the most scored goals in the first half (20)
- Hapoel Katamon 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 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 54 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 47 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -2 | 39 |
| 6 | Kafr Qasim | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -26 | 24 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 21 |
| 16 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 17 |