Bnei Yehuda will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Maccabi Netanya.
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.
Bnei Yehuda form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Bnei Yehuda are 5-4-4 (wins-draw-losses).Bnei Yehuda are returning here after visiting Maccabi Haifa in a Ligat ha'Al game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv (1-2).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the State Cup game versus Maccabi Tel Aviv in only three days. This game is also played here.
Bnei Yehuda has scored 18 goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Bnei Yehuda have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
6-4-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Maccabi Netanya in their matches away. Visiting Maccabi Netanya has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.The manager S. Drapić was unhappy after their last game, a Ligat ha'Al match played at their home ground. Maccabi Netanya suffered a 0-1 loss to Hapoel Be'er Sheva (placed 4th). Before that, Maccabi Netanya travelled to Hapoel Hadera and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Maccabi Netanya manager S. Drapić as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Hapoel Hadera.
Maccabi Netanya has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 21 goals from 13 games. Maccabi Netanya have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Bnei Yehuda - Maccabi Netanya 0-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 Bnei Yehuda victories, 1 draw and 3 Maccabi Netanya wins.Top Goalscorers
  F. Bećiraj 11 goals |   M. Tchibota 10 goals |  G. Melamed 7 goals |
Bnei Yehuda missing players
Maccabi Netanya missing players
| Bnei Yehuda | Maccabi Netanya | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | Played | 14 | 27 |
| 85% | 85% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 93% |
| 70% | 69% | Over 1.5 | 43% | 63% |
| 41% | 38% | Over 2.5 | 29% | 41% |
| 30% | 31% | Over 3.5 | 14% | 26% |
| 11% | 8% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 15% |
| 41% | 38% | Both teams to score | 43% | 52% |
| 41% | 38% | Clean Sheet | 43% | 33% |
| 33% | 38% | Failed To Score | 21% | 22% |
| 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 |
