Another enjoyable fixture as Maccabi Ahi Nazareth receive Hapoel Rishon LeZion

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Fri 18.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Ilut Stadium (4000 seats)

Which side will get all the points when Hapoel Rishon LeZion go to play Maccabi Ahi Nazareth? In this pre-match guide you'll get all the relevant news and stats required to get smart.

Insights:
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have the most scored goals (20) away in Liga Leumit

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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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 6-3-3.

Rohana 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 265 minutes.

In their previous game, the manager Kashtan led his Maccabi Ahi Nazareth to a defeat away at Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Ilut Stadium.

Preceding that match was the home game against Hapoel Ramat Gan that was lost 0-4.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Nazareth have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won ten, drawn two and lost four.

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 12 matches. On the other hand, Nazareth have conceded 13 goals.

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Hapoel Rishon LeZion form and stats

The visitors are W5-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Leumit.

Hapoel Rishon LeZion have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Dor Hevron. It's been 351 minutes since they last conceded in Liga Leumit.

Impressive finishing from Kadur secured the home win 1-0 against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in their previous game.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Sektzia Nes Tziona.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Hapoel Rishon LeZion in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Hapoel Rishon LeZion, eight draws and three defeats.

Rishon has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 12 games. Hapoel Rishon LeZion have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these parties meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Hapoel Rishon LeZion - Nazareth 0-1. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Maccabi Ahi Nazareth won three games, one match ended with a tie and Hapoel Rishon LeZion got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Maccabi Ahi NazarethA. Abed
A. Abed
10 goals
Maccabi Ahi NazarethA. Dabour
A. Dabour
5 goals
NazarethE. Rohana
E. Rohana
4 goals

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players

Hapoel Rishon LeZion missing players

Maccabi Ahi Nazareth Hapoel Rishon LeZion
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 2 Played P 3 12 25
8 6 1 Won W 1 5 9
8 3 1 Drew D 0 2 5
9 3 0 Lost L 2 5 11
25 14 1 Scored S 6 20 32
34 13 0 Conceded C 6 18 35
80% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
64% 58% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 76%
52% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 44%
28% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 42% 28%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 17% 16%
44% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 56%
36% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 20%
40% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 24%
 
4.6 4.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.4 4.5
5.9 5.3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.8 4.8
2.2 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.3 3.2 2.9
4 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
8.2 9.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 9 9.1
3.2 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.7 3.6
32% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 45% 36%
 
9.2 8.3 6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 8.6 8
3.4 2.8 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 3.7 3.2
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have the most scored goals (20) away in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Hapoel Rishon LeZion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 25 11 8 6 30 21 13 7 3 3 17 10 12 4 5 3 13 11 9 41
2 Kafr Qasim 25 11 8 6 31 24 12 7 3 2 22 15 13 4 5 4 9 9 7 41
3 Hapoel Kfar Saba 25 10 10 5 37 23 13 5 5 3 18 10 12 5 5 2 19 13 14 40
4 Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 25 9 10 6 32 27 12 7 3 2 22 15 13 2 7 4 10 12 5 37
5 Sektzia Nes Tziona 25 9 9 7 33 25 12 8 3 1 21 6 13 1 6 6 12 19 8 36
6 Agudat Sport Ashdod 25 8 12 5 29 23 13 6 6 1 20 10 12 2 6 4 9 13 6 36
6 Hapoel Iksal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Hapoel Petah Tikva 25 9 9 7 24 22 13 7 4 2 15 10 12 2 5 5 9 12 2 36
8 Hapoel Rishon LeZion 25 9 5 11 32 35 13 4 3 6 12 17 12 5 2 5 20 18 -3 32
9 Maccabi Ahi Nazareth 25 8 8 9 25 34 12 6 3 3 14 13 13 2 5 6 11 21 -9 32
10 Hapoel Acre 25 7 10 8 30 23 12 4 6 2 14 8 13 3 4 6 16 15 7 31
11 Bnei Yehuda 25 8 7 10 28 25 13 4 4 5 15 13 12 4 3 5 13 12 3 31
12 Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 25 7 10 8 30 35 12 3 6 3 15 16 13 4 4 5 15 19 -5 31
13 Hapoel Ramat Gan 25 7 9 9 28 35 13 2 6 5 11 18 12 5 3 4 17 17 -7 30
14 Hapoel Ra'anana 25 7 8 10 23 31 12 3 4 5 13 19 13 4 4 5 10 12 -8 29
15 Hapoel Afula 25 8 4 13 25 42 12 6 3 3 14 11 13 2 1 10 11 31 -17 28
16 Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla 25 5 7 13 27 39 13 2 5 6 13 17 12 3 2 7 14 22 -12 22