This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligat ha'Al, Maccabi Petah Tikva holding 12th place and Ashdod lying 13th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
With 2 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Maccabi Petah Tikva are certainly not brimming with confidence.Maccabi Petah Tikva lost their last game at Beitar Jerusalem after a 1-4 scoreline. Before that, Maccabi Petah Tikva played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Bnei Sakhnin.
Maccabi Petah Tikva are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 14 goals in 13 matches. On the other hand, Maccabi Petah Tikva have conceded 16 goals.
Ashdod form and stats
Ashdod, who have the fewest points (6) away in Ligat ha'Al, have only collected 6 points from their away games after 1-3-9 (13 played).Ashdod failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Bnei Sakhnin that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that game was the away victory against Hapoel Ra'anana with the score of 2-1.
The attacking power of Ashdod when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored in 13 matches. Ashdod have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Maccabi Petah Tikva - Ashdod 2-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Maccabi Petah Tikva won 4 games, 5 matches ended with a draw and Ashdod has 1 win.Top Goalscorers
![]() T. Baribo 6 goals | ![]() G. Kanyuk 5 goals | ![]() A. Cooper 4 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Ashdod missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Ashdod | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 30 | 15 | Scored | 11 | 27 |
| 46 | 17 | Conceded | 30 | 52 |
| 90% | 86% | Over 0.5 | 87% | 93% |
| 73% | 79% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 70% |
| 37% | 29% | Over 2.5 | 40% | 40% |
| 27% | 21% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 27% |
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | 27% | 23% |
| 57% | 71% | Both teams to score | 40% | 50% |
| 27% | 21% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 20% |
| 27% | 21% | Failed To Score | 53% | 37% |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Corners For (avg) | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 5.7 | 5.7 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 8 | 10 |
| 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 |