Football preview: Home fans have high expectations when Maccabi Bnei Raina host Hapoel Kfar Saba

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Competition: Israel Liga Leumit
Competition: Fri 29.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Green Stadium (4000 seats)

Liga Leumit: Maccabi Bnei Raina are ready for the visit of Hapoel Kfar Saba in what is nearly guaranteed to be an absorbing football match. Here's a full preview!

Insights:
  • Maccabi Bnei Raina have the most clean sheets (16) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Kfar Saba have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Liga Leumit

Hapoel Kfar Saba are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Maccabi Bnei Raina and Hapoel Kfar Saba.

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Maccabi Bnei Raina form and stats

Maccabi Bnei Raina have performed here at Green Stadium this season with 9 wins from 15 Liga Leumit matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 3.

Maccabi's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Hapoel Kfar Saba. The home side are looking to build on that result.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Bnei Yehuda (1-2).

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Maccabi Bnei Raina matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, zero draws and zero defeats (from four games).

The Maccabi 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 have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Hapoel Kfar Saba form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Hapoel Kfar Saba playing as the away team in the Liga Leumit this season. Kfar has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Hapoel Kfar Saba are travelling again after losing away to Maccabi Bnei Raina in their previous match (0-1).

A home win before that, celebrating 5-2 vs Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.

Hapoel Kfar Saba are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 15 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Hapoel Kfar Saba have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Maccabi Bnei Raina and Hapoel Kfar Saba have met previously this season: Maccabi - Hapoel Kfar Saba 0-2. Stats for the previous three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Maccabi Bnei Raina, one draw and two wins for Hapoel Kfar Saba. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Maccabi Bnei RainaR. Messika
R. Messika
14 goals
Hapoel Kfar SabaG. Itzhak
G. Itzhak
14 goals
Maccabi Bnei RainaJ. da Silva
J. da Silva
11 goals

Maccabi Bnei Raina missing players

Hapoel Kfar Saba missing players

Maccabi Bnei Raina Hapoel Kfar Saba
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 19 5 Played P 6 19 36
17 11 3 Won W 0 6 13
10 4 1 Drew D 4 6 12
9 4 1 Lost L 2 7 11
40 23 7 Scored S 8 24 50
28 13 3 Conceded C 11 27 42
86% 84% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
67% 63% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 74% 72%
31% 32% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 42% 42%
3% 5% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 32% 25%
3% 5% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 16% 14%
39% 37% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 56%
47% 53% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 28%
28% 26% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 22%
 
4.3 4.7 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.5 4.4
4 3.7 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.4 4.4
1.8 1.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.5
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.8 10.3 8.4 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 6.9 8.2
4.1 4.1 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.8 3.8
27% 29% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 44% 36%
 
7.3 7.1 5.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.4 9.3
2.9 3.1 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.2 3.8
Key stats in Liga Leumit this season:
  • Hapoel Kfar Saba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Hapoel Kfar Saba have the most scored goals in the second half (32) in Liga Leumit
  • Hapoel Kfar Saba haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Maccabi Bnei Raina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Maccabi Bnei Raina have the most clean sheets (16) in Liga Leumit
  • Maccabi Bnei Raina have the most clean sheets (9) at home 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 Agudat Sport Ashdod 30 10 14 6 36 29 15 7 7 1 23 12 15 3 7 5 13 17 7 43
6 Hapoel Iksal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Hapoel Kfar Saba 30 10 12 8 39 32 15 5 6 4 19 12 15 5 6 4 20 20 7 42
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