Ashdod fights Ironi Kiryat Shmona in Ligat ha'Al battle

Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Date: Sat 30.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Season ticket holders haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Ashdod languishing in the 13th position so far. The guesting Ironi Kiryat Shmona will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

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.

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Ashdod form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Ashdod are 4-4-5 (wins-draw-losses). Ashdod has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Buhbut and the players.

Ashdod lost their last game at Hapoel Tel Aviv (placed 8th) after a 1-5 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Maccabi Petah Tikva.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ashdod here, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 13 games). Ashdod have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats

The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Ironi Kiryat Shmona so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligat ha'Al home defeat versus Maccabi Petah Tikva with 0-1 on the scoreboard. The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-3 defeat against Maccabi Haifa.

The attacking power of Ironi Kiryat Shmona when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored in 13 matches. As opposed to that, Ironi Kiryat Shmona have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Ashdod and Ironi Kiryat Shmona have met before this season: Ironi Kiryat Shmona - Ashdod 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ashdod won 2 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Ironi Kiryat Shmona has 5 wins.

Top Goalscorers

D. Biton
4 goals
I. Ryan
3 goals
Y. Abuhatzera
3 goals

Ashdod missing players

Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players

Ashdod Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Total Home Statistic Away Total
27 13 Played 14 27
93% 100% Over 0.5 93% 89%
67% 69% Over 1.5 71% 59%
33% 31% Over 2.5 29% 33%
26% 15% Over 3.5 21% 15%
22% 15% Over 4.5 7% 4%
44% 54% Both teams to score 50% 41%
22% 23% Clean Sheet 29% 33%
41% 23% Failed To Score 29% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 20 6 0 57 12 13 11 2 0 33 4 13 9 4 0 24 8 45 66
2 Maccabi Haifa 26 12 8 6 34 27 13 5 3 5 17 17 13 7 5 1 17 10 7 44
3 Maccabi Netanya 26 12 7 7 34 29 13 6 3 4 13 11 13 6 4 3 21 18 5 43
4 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 10 9 7 36 32 13 7 5 1 21 11 13 3 4 6 15 21 4 39
5 Bnei Yehuda 26 10 7 9 39 25 13 5 4 4 18 13 13 5 3 5 21 12 14 37
6 Hapoel Hadera 26 9 6 11 30 41 13 6 2 5 17 19 13 3 4 6 13 22 -11 33
7 Hapoel Haifa 26 7 11 8 42 37 13 2 7 4 21 22 13 5 4 4 21 15 5 32
8 Hapoel Tel Aviv 26 6 13 7 26 23 13 5 5 3 17 11 13 1 8 4 9 12 3 31
9 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 7 9 10 25 28 13 4 5 4 15 15 13 3 4 6 10 13 -3 30
10 Hapoel Ra'anana 26 6 12 8 20 30 13 6 4 3 14 13 13 0 8 5 6 17 -10 30
11 Beitar Jerusalem 26 7 8 11 32 37 13 3 5 5 15 18 13 4 3 6 17 19 -5 29
12 Maccabi Petah Tikva 26 6 10 10 26 40 13 2 7 4 14 16 13 4 3 6 12 24 -14 28
13 Ashdod 26 5 7 14 20 42 13 4 4 5 12 18 13 1 3 9 8 24 -22 22
14 Bnei Sakhnin 26 4 9 13 21 39 13 2 5 6 8 19 13 2 4 7 13 20 -18 21

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