Liga Leumit: We're looking at an engaging and key match involving Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Ra'anana at Ilut Stadium. Both need the points!
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth is in the best form (4-1-0) in Liga Leumit
Hapoel Ra'anana are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi Ahi Nazareth nor Hapoel Ra'anana as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have played 15 Liga Leumit games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-5 (wins-draws-losses). When Maccabi Ahi Nazareth hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla, Hapoel Acre, Hapoel Afula and Maccabi Ahi Nazareth), they have won 5 of 5 matches!
The Maccabi Ahi Nazareth crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Hapoel Ra'anana here at Ilut Stadium.
Before that match, a win away at Hapoel Ramat Gan.On the other hand, Nazareth have conceded 16 goals.
Hapoel Ra'anana form and stats
4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Hapoel Ra'anana playing as the away team in the Liga Leumit this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Hapoel Ra'anana, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Maccabi Ahi Nazareth last time out.
Before that, Hapoel Ra'anana travelled to Hapoel Acre and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.The visitors have scored 14 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 17 goals have been conceded by Hapoel Ra'anana in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest recorded match involving both these teams is the Nazareth - Hapoel Ra'anana 0-0 played not long ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Maccabi Ahi Nazareth victories, four draws and three Hapoel Ra'anana wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Azubel 13 goals |  A. Abed 12 goals | P. Olawale 9 goals |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
Hapoel Ra'anana missing players
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 19 | 36 |
| 13 | 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 40 | 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 39 |
| 44 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 48 |
| 81% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 61% | 61% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 74% | 78% |
| 53% | 56% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 37% | 47% |
| 25% | 22% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 11% | 11% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 6% |
| 44% | 33% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 53% | 58% |
| 39% | 44% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 19% |
| 36% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 37% | 33% |
| 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.7 | 9.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 31% | 31% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | 34% |
| 9.7 | 8.8 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | 4.3 |
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth is in the best form (4-1-0) 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 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 51 |
| 2 | Kafr Qasim | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 50 |
| 3 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 44 |
| 5 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| 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 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 42 |
| 7 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 33 | -18 | 37 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 36 |
| 14 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 15 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -14 | 26 |
