The Liga Leumit league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. These two teams are placed 10th and 1st respectively.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Rishon LeZion should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth's two home games in the Liga Leumit so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Ilut Stadium.
The fans are hoping that Maccabi Ahi Nazareth will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Liga Leumit game against Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (placed 3rd). Ahead of that match, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth won a home game hosting Hapoel Nazareth Illit (1-0).
At Ilut Stadium, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion form and stats
Hapoel Rishon LeZion are yet to lose a point on their Liga Leumit travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games. It’s been three wins in a row for Hapoel Rishon LeZion on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Two travels in a row for Hapoel Rishon LeZion, whose manager O. Tzalpepe could celebrate last time after the Liga Leumit win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Before that, Hapoel Rishon LeZion secured a home win against Hapoel Acre with the score 1-0.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. The Hapoel Rishon LeZion defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (0 goals in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Maccabi Ahi Nazareth won 3, Hapoel Rishon LeZion won 3 and 4 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 8 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Ali El-Khatib 3 goals |   M. Maman 3 goals |  I. Hutba 2 goals |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
Hapoel Rishon LeZion missing players
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.6 | 7 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 3.4 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion have scored in all their matches so far.
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion have won all their away matches so far.
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Last season | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 18 | 37 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 8 | 13 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 43 | 23 | Scored | S | 15 | 40 | ||
| 49 | 24 | Conceded | C | 28 | 49 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 65% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 43% | 37% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 30% | 32% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 24% | ||
| 11% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 19% | ||
| 46% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 61% | 57% | ||
| 27% | 26% | Clean Sheets | C S | 28% | 27% | ||
| 38% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 28% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 22-08-19 | | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 1 - 2 | Hapoel Bnei Lod |
| 29-08-19 | | Hapoel Acre | 3 - 3 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
| 08-09-19 | | Hapoel Afula | 1 - 1 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
| 12-09-19 | | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 1 - 0 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit |
| 19-09-19 | | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 1 - 0 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
| 26-09-19 | | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 00:00 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| 07-10-19 | | Hapoel Ashkelon | 16:00 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
| 11-10-19 | | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | - | Bnei Sakhnin |
| 18-10-19 | | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 13:00 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth |
| 25-10-19 | | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | - | Hapoel Ramat Gan |
| 26-08-19 | | Hapoel Katamon | 0 - 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| 29-08-19 | | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 1 - 1 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
| 08-09-19 | | Kafr Qasim | 0 - 1 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| 12-09-19 | | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 1 - 0 | Hapoel Acre |
| 19-09-19 | | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 0 - 1 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| 26-09-19 | | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 00:00 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| 07-10-19 | | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 16:00 | Bnei Sakhnin |
| 11-10-19 | | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 13:00 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| 17-10-19 | | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 16:00 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla |
| 25-10-19 | | Hapoel Petah Tikva | - | Hapoel Rishon LeZion |
| 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 Rishon LeZion | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Hapoel Acre | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | Hapoel Katamon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| 16 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
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