Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth in 10th and Sektzia Nes Tziona in 6th place.
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Liga Leumit
The hosts Nazareth saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Liga Leumit. This match was also played here at Green Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sektzia Nes Tziona have had more rest.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Overall Liga Leumit stats at home this season for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth are 3-1-2 (wins-draw-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Stress levels are on the rise for Nazareth's attacking players as they have now played 200 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Abed was their last goal scorer.
Nazareth's previous game was a Liga Leumit match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Hapoel Ramat Gan (placed 4th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that match was a State Cup defeat to Kafr Qasim (after extra-time) (0-1).
Nazareth are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Leumit match at Hapoel Iksal awaits in four days.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. From these home matches, Nazareth have conceded only 5 goals.
Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sektzia Nes Tziona playing as the away team in the Liga Leumit this season.
The manager O. Guttman was unhappy after their last game, a Liga Leumit match played at their home ground Nes Tziona Stadium. Sektzia suffered a 0-1 loss to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (placed 5th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Hapoel Rishon LeZion with the score of 2-1.
The attacking power of Sektzia Nes Tziona when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Sektzia have conceded 9 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Sektzia Nes Tziona - Nazareth 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nazareth five wins, two draws and Sektzia Nes Tziona three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dabour 3 goals | A. Kna'ana 3 goals |  D. Galili 3 goals |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
Sektzia Nes Tziona missing players
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Sektzia Nes Tziona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 87% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 93% |
| 53% | 43% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 64% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 33% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 43% |
| 40% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 40% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.7 | 9.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 11.7 | 9.5 |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 28% | 32% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 16% | 26% |
- Maccabi Ahi Nazareth have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Liga Leumit
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 Nazareth Illit | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| 2 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Hapoel Iksal | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Hapoel Acre | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Hapoel Afula | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -9 | 13 |
| 15 | Kafr Qasim | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 10 |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -19 | 6 |