Both Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm are hungry for points in this match, in spite of the visitors having a 9 point edge in the standings.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Liga Leumit
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have collected 20 points from their Liga Leumit home games so far after 6-2-4. When Maccabi Ahi Nazareth hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Maccabi Petah Tikva, Hapoel Acre, Hapoel Petah Tikva and Ironi Tiberias), they have won 3 of 4 matches!
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 231 minutes without scoring a league goal. Bongongui was the last player to find the net.
The club members are hoping that Nazareth will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the game against Hapoel Afula (placed 8th).
Preceding that match was the home game against Hapoel Petah Tikva that was lost 0-3.It should be taken into account that a glance at the 21 most recent league games reveals that 17 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The Maccabi Ahi Nazareth fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. 13 goals have been conceded. When Nazareth hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Agudat Sport Ashdod, Kafr Qasim, Hapoel Ramat Gan, Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Hapoel Rishon LeZion), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Leumit. Hapoel Umm al-Fahm are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Impressive finishing from Nortey secured the home win 1-0 against Hapoel Nazareth Illit in their previous game.
Prior to that result Hapoel Umm al-Fahm won their away game at Ironi Tiberias. The scoreline was 1-0.A tale of few goals? 9 of this team's last 10 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.
al-Fahm are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Hapoel Umm al-Fahm as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's the end result when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Hapoel Umm al-Fahm - Nazareth 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi Ahi Nazareth five wins, three draws and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Kuku 5 goals |  R. Messika 5 goals | A. Mahamid 5 goals |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm missing players
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 30 |
| 30 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 72% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 32% | 42% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 25% | 21% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 8% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 42% | 38% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 42% | 46% |
| 44% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.1 | 9.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 25% | 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 23% | 25% |
| 9.8 | 9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 4.1 | 6.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.2 |
- Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) 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 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 50 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 45 |
| 3 | Ironi Tiberias | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 44 |
| 4 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 40 |
| 6 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 37 |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 36 |
| 8 | Hapoel Afula | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 11 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 32 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 24 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 30 | -26 | 7 |
