It's advantage Maccabi Haifa so far with their 2nd position in the Ligat ha'Al table, welcoming Hapoel Hadera who are placed 6th.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the State Cup. That game was also an away game, at Maccabi Netanya. 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 Haifa form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Maccabi Haifa has to build on here at Sammy Ofer Stadium.In their previous game, the manager M. Balbul led his Maccabi Haifa to a defeat in the Ligat ha'Al match away at Maccabi Tel Aviv. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Preceding that match was the home game against Bnei Yehuda that was lost 0-2.
The Maccabi Haifa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. On the other hand, Maccabi Haifa have conceded 17 goals.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
The hunting on away grounds hasn’t been very fruitful for Hapoel Hadera so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose). four defeats in a row for Hapoel Hadera in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Kafr Qasim. Three has not been a lucky number for Hapoel Hadera as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Maccabi Netanya match.Hapoel Hadera play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Maccabi Netanya. A 1-4 loss hosting Hapoel Be'er Sheva before that.
Hapoel Hadera are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 13 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Hapoel Hadera have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Maccabi Haifa - Hapoel Hadera 3-1 entered in the official records. Last three meetings between the teams: Maccabi Haifa won 3, Hapoel Hadera won 0 and 0 draws.Top Goalscorers
 
Lucio Maranhão
11 goals
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M. Awad
7 goals
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N. Rukavytsya
7 goals
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Maccabi Haifa missing players
Hapoel Hadera missing players
| Playername | Goals | Assist | Starts | % Started |
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| Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Hadera | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | Played | 14 | 28 |
| 34 | 17 | Scored | 13 | 31 |
| 30 | 19 | Conceded | 24 | 47 |
| 86% | 86% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 96% |
| 75% | 79% | Over 1.5 | 79% | 82% |
| 39% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 43% | 57% |
| 21% | 36% | Over 3.5 | 36% | 32% |
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 11% |
| 50% | 50% | Both teams to score | 57% | 54% |
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheet | 7% | 18% |
| 29% | 29% | Failed To Score | 36% | 32% |
- Hapoel Hadera hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
- Maccabi Haifa is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 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 |
