Maccabi Ahi Nazareth hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 29 points and a 11th position in the Liga Leumit table. Visiting Hapoel Rishon LeZion holds 7th place with 36 pts.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Hapoel Rishon LeZion are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have to build on here at Ilut Stadium in the Liga Leumit.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth lost their last game at Hapoel Afula (placed 9th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that, Nazareth had a home game versus Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla which ended with a victory 3-2.
There will be little rest for Nazareth after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon for a Liga Leumit game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Nazareth here at Ilut Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). Nazareth are not conceding a lot of goals here at Ilut Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion form and stats
Playing away, Hapoel Rishon LeZion have won 3 games, drawn 7 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga Leumit this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Rishon who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hapoel Katamon that finished 1-1. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hapoel Rishon LeZion are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Hapoel Rishon LeZion - Nazareth 2-0 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, two draws and five wins for Hapoel Rishon LeZion. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dabour 5 goals | A. Abed 4 goals | A. Kna'ana 4 goals |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
Hapoel Rishon LeZion missing players
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 26 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 83% | 80% |
| 56% | 42% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 32% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 28% |
| 16% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 36% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 28% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 48% | 50% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.4 | 9.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 6 | 6.3 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 29% | 27% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 42% | 46% |
| 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 Katamon | 25 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 46 |
| 2 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 40 |
| 4 | Hapoel Iksal | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 40 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -3 | 38 |
| 7 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 36 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 25 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 29 |
| 13 | Kafr Qasim | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -12 | 25 |
| 15 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -18 | 21 |
| 16 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -13 | 20 |