Liga Leumit: Maccabi Bnei Raina welcome Agudat Sport Ashdod in what should be an engaging football fixture. Tipsway gives you all the news, stats and facts!
- Maccabi Bnei Raina is in the best form (4-1-1) in Liga Leumit
Agudat Sport Ashdod are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
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 Bnei Raina form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Green Stadium as Maccabi Bnei Raina have scored 20 goals to get 30 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Liga Leumit are 9-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Maccabi Bnei Raina has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Green Stadium. We remember; it was Hapoel Kfar Saba.
Maccabi Bnei Raina lost their last game at Hapoel Petah Tikva after a 0-1 scoreline.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hapoel Acre in a game that was won 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Maccabi Bnei Raina perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Maccabi as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Maccabi Bnei Raina has won eight of these, drawn two and lost three.
The Maccabi Bnei Raina fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. Maccabi Bnei Raina are not conceding a lot of goals here at Green Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Agudat Sport Ashdod form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Leumit travels is 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats.
It's the second away game in a row for Agudat, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Maccabi Ahi Nazareth last time out.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Agudat Sport Ashdod in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Agudat Sport Ashdod, six draws and five defeats.
The attacking power of Agudat when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Agudat Sport Ashdod have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Agudat Sport Ashdod - Maccabi 0-3 was the scoreline in these contenders' previous H2H fixture, played this season. Head to head data (for the last three meetings): Maccabi Bnei Raina won one game, one match ended in a draw and Agudat Sport Ashdod have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  R. Messika 11 goals | J. da Silva 10 goals | B. Kuku 8 goals |
Maccabi Bnei Raina missing players
Agudat Sport Ashdod missing players
| Maccabi Bnei Raina | Agudat Sport Ashdod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 34 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 36 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 29 |
| 87% | 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 87% |
| 70% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 73% |
| 27% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 27% | 37% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 7% | 13% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 37% | 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 53% |
| 47% | 47% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 37% |
| 30% | 27% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 4.2 | 4.1 | 2.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.7 | 10.1 | 8.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 34% |
| 7.1 | 7 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 8.4 | 7.5 |
| 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.7 | 3 |
- Maccabi Bnei Raina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Bnei Raina have the most clean sheets (14) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Bnei Raina is in the best form (4-1-1) 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 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 51 |
| 2 | Kafr Qasim | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 50 |
| 3 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 44 |
| 5 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 42 |
| 6 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 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 Umm al-Fahm | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 39 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | -1 | 38 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | -5 | 37 |
| 12 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 33 | -18 | 37 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 36 |
| 14 | Hapoel Acre | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 15 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -14 | 26 |
