Maccabi Petah Tikva are pursuing the top table spots while Hapoel Nof HaGalil are more involved in escaping relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most scored goals (28) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Nof HaGalil is in the worst form (0-2-4)
The visiting Hapoel Nof HaGalil played their last game only four days ago, a Liga Leumit match. That game was also an away game, at Agudat Sport Ashdod. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
14 points is a decent return from 7 Liga Leumit games here at HaMoshava Stadium for Maccabi Petah Tikva. The data says 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Maccabi has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Barda and the players.
Maccabi Petah Tikva's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Ironi Tiberias (placed 4th).
Before that game, a fine away win at Hapoel Katamon. A State Cup game.
Goal fest? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league matches with this team has seen three or more goals.
Maccabi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at HaMoshava Stadium with 11 goals in 7 league matches.
Hapoel Nof HaGalil form and stats
There's been little loot from Hapoel Nof HaGalil's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 7 away games in the Liga Leumit. Hapoel Nof HaGalil only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 4 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Agudat Sport Ashdod (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
The match before that was the State Cup-battle against Maccabi Haifa, a home loss (0-1).
The attacking power of Hapoel Nof HaGalil when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. HaGalil have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have faced each other already this season, with the match result Hapoel Nof HaGalil - Maccabi Petah Tikva 0-3 logged in the official records. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Maccabi Petah Tikva won seven games, one match ended in a draw and Hapoel Nof HaGalil have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Ben Chaim 8 goals |  I. Shkurin 7 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Hapoel Nof HaGalil missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 28 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 86% | 93% |
| 80% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 80% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 53% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 53% |
| 47% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 7% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 47% |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| 5.2 | 6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 3.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 11 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
| 43% | 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 42% | 27% |
| 9 | 9.7 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 8.3 | 10.1 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.6 | 4.1 |
- Hapoel Nof HaGalil have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hapoel Nof HaGalil have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Nof HaGalil have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Nof HaGalil have yet to win a game away.
- Hapoel Nof HaGalil is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have scored more than double the goals of Hapoel Nof HaGalil.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most scored goals (28) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the the best goal difference (+14) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 Petah Tikva | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Hapoel Acre | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 4 | Ironi Tiberias | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 26 |
| 5 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 24 |
| 6 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Hapoel Afula | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Bnei Yehuda | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 10 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -15 | 0 |
