Sektzia Nes Tziona will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Hapoel Nazareth Illit.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Liga Leumit match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Hapoel Petah Tikva, so at least Sektzia Nes Tziona are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats
Overall Liga Leumit stats at home this season for Sektzia Nes Tziona are 1-3-0 (wins-draw-losses).
The Sektzia goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Liga Leumit.
Sektzia enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hapoel Petah Tikva's place. The match ended 1-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hapoel Kfar Shalem in a game that was won 1-0.
There will be little rest for Sektzia Nes Tziona after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Ra'anana for a Liga Leumit game in only three days.
The Sektzia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Sektzia have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit form and stats
It's gone fairly well in the Liga Leumit away games so far for Hapoel Nazareth Illit, who have the most scored goals (8) away in Liga Leumit, with six points collected from three matches.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Hapoel Ramat Gan (placed 2nd) in their previous match; a Liga Leumit game. Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hapoel Iksal in just three days.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 8 goals in 3 travels. Nazareth struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Sektzia, three draws and four wins for Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Galili 3 goals |  W. Habiballa 3 goals | W. Darwish 2 goals |
Sektzia Nes Tziona missing players
Hapoel Nazareth Illit missing players
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 43% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 29% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 67% | 29% |
| 57% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | 41 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 35 | 77 |
| 39 | 23 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| 23% | 26% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 53% | 41% |
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit has the most scored goals (8) away in Liga Leumit
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit has the the best goal difference (+3) away in Liga Leumit
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Liga Leumit
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the most conceded goals in the second half (9) in Liga Leumit
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona 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 | Hapoel Iksal | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Hapoel Katamon | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 1 |