Sammy Ofer Stadium: Maccabi Haifa vs Ironi Kiryat Shmona Ligat ha'Al preview

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Date: Sat 14.September
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sammy Ofer Stadium (30820 seats)

It's still early in the Ligat ha'Al season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Maccabi Haifa - Ironi Kiryat Shmona preview!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Maccabi Haifa form and stats

Maccabi Haifa have only played one Ligat ha'Al game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 1 matches. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sammy Ofer Stadium.

Maccabi Haifa manager M. Balbul and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Hapoel Haifa (placed 7th) in the Ligat ha'Al. Before that, Maccabi Haifa had a home game versus Hapoel Ra'anana which ended with a victory 4-3.

Early season league goal statistics from Maccabi Haifa's 1 home game: 4 goals, 3 conceded.

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Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Ligat ha'Al ended in defeat. Last season Ironi Kiryat Shmona had these away match statistics: Played 1; won 0, drew 0 and lost 1. Recent form does not give Ironi Kiryat Shmona much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Maccabi Haifa will be a tough nut to crack. Ironi Kiryat Shmona seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Ironi Kiryat Shmona failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Hapoel Kfar Saba (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Bnei Yehuda's place.

Ironi Kiryat Shmona have the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi Haifa 3 wins, 3 draws and Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

N. Rukavytsya
2 goals
A. Habashi
1 goals
Y. Ashkenazi
1 goals

Maccabi Haifa missing players

Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players

Maccabi Haifa Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 2
4 4 0 Scored 0 1 2
3 3 0 Conceded 0 2 5
50% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
10 12 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3 4
2 1 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 16 11
4.5 5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 4 2.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 2
Maccabi Haifa Last season Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Total Home Home vs no_table Statistic Away vs no_table Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 2
4 4 0 Scored 0 1 2
3 3 0 Conceded 0 2 5
50% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
10 12 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3 4
2 1 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 16 11
4.5 5 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 4 2.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 2 2

Maccabi Haifa
All Toto Cup Ligat ha'Al Europa League State Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
25-07-19 EL Strasbourg 3 - 1 Maccabi Haifa
01-08-19 EL Maccabi Haifa 2 - 1 Strasbourg
17-08-19 TC Maccabi Netanya 1 - 2 Maccabi Haifa
24-08-19 LH Maccabi Haifa 4 - 3 Hapoel Ra'anana
31-08-19 LH Hapoel Haifa 0 - 0 Maccabi Haifa
14-09-19 LH Maccabi Haifa 15:00 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
21-09-19 LH Maccabi Tel Aviv 17:30 Maccabi Haifa
25-09-19 LH Maccabi Haifa 17:15 Maccabi Netanya
05-10-19 LH Sektzia Nes Tziona 16:00 Maccabi Haifa
19-10-19 LH Maccabi Haifa - Bnei Yehuda
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
All Toto Cup Ligat ha'Al State Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-08-19 TC Hapoel Haifa 4 - 1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
12-08-19 TC Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3 - 1 Hapoel Kfar Saba
18-08-19 TC Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0 - 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv
25-08-19 LH Bnei Yehuda 2 - 1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
02-09-19 LH Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1 - 3 Hapoel Kfar Saba
14-09-19 LH Maccabi Haifa 15:00 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
21-09-19 LH Ironi Kiryat Shmona 17:30 Beitar Jerusalem
28-09-19 LH Hapoel Hadera 14:00 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
05-10-19 LH Ironi Kiryat Shmona 16:00 Ashdod
19-10-19 LH Ironi Kiryat Shmona - Hapoel Be'er Sheva

  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 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
2 Maccabi Netanya 2 1 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
4 Maccabi Haifa 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
5 Ashdod 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
6 Bnei Yehuda 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
7 Hapoel Haifa 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Hapoel Kfar Saba 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
9 Hapoel Ra'anana 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 3
10 Beitar Jerusalem 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
11 Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
12 Hapoel Hadera 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
13 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -3 0
14 Sektzia Nes Tziona 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 0
Last season 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 36 27 8 1 77 17 5 3 1 1 8 3 5 4 1 0 12 2 60 89
2 Maccabi Haifa 36 16 10 10 46 41 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 2 1 2 5 6 5 58
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 36 15 10 11 48 46 5 2 0 3 3 8 5 3 1 1 9 6 2 55
4 Maccabi Netanya 36 15 8 13 45 47 5 1 0 4 5 11 5 2 1 2 6 7 -2 53
5 Bnei Yehuda 36 14 9 13 56 41 5 0 2 3 6 10 5 4 0 1 11 6 15 51
6 Hapoel Hadera 36 12 6 18 43 59 5 1 0 4 6 10 5 2 0 3 7 8 -16 42

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