Maccabi Petah Tikva are pursuing the top table spots while Kafr Qasim are more involved in steering clear of relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most scored goals (38) in Liga Leumit
- Kafr Qasim haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva are steadily winning Liga Leumit games and points here at HaMoshava Stadium. 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Maccabi Petah Tikva, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The club members hope that Maccabi Petah Tikva will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-4 away defeat in the State Cup fixture against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Previous to that game, a Liga Leumit home match hosting Hapoel Afula in a game that was won 2-1.Goals, goals, goals? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 10 of the 12 most recent league matches with this side has seen three or more goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Maccabi as they are travelling to their away game against Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa in the Liga Leumit. That match is four days after this one.
The Maccabi Petah Tikva fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches. Maccabi Petah Tikva have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Kafr Qasim form and stats
Kafr Qasim have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Liga Leumit, after 3-1-7 (11 played).
The regulars enjoyed Kafr Qasim's previous fixture versus Agudat Sport Ashdod (placed 16th), a 4-1 win played at home.
A 3-5 defeat away at Bnei Yehuda before that.A tale of few goals? 9 of this club's last 12 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
A quick return to home after this game, as Qasim are hosting Ironi Tiberias in the Liga Leumit only four days away.
The visiting Kafr Qasim have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 11 games. Kafr Qasim struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest fixtures featuring these opponents have all ended as Maccabi Petah Tikva wins. Are we destined for another one?Here's the final score when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Kafr Qasim - Maccabi 0-5.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Shkurin 8 goals |  T. Ben Chaim 8 goals | I. Gurno 5 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Kafr Qasim missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Kafr Qasim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 38 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 26 |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 87% |
| 82% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 61% |
| 68% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| 27% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 35% |
| 9% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 50% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 36% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 14% | 18% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 45% | 48% |
| 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8.6 | 8.8 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7 | 8.3 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 47% | 47% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 46% | 46% |
| 8.4 | 7.7 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- Kafr Qasim haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most scored goals (38) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Liga Leumit
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most scored goals in the second half (22) 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 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 41 |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 41 |
| 3 | Ironi Tiberias | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 40 |
| 4 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 34 |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Hapoel Afula | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 29 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 13 | Kafr Qasim | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -10 | 23 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -15 | 18 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 29 | -23 | 6 |
