Another action-packed fixture in Ligat ha'Al as Ironi Kiryat Shmona welcome Ashdod

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Date: Mon 07.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium (5300 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Ligat ha'Al table has to be read with caution. So far Ironi Kiryat Shmona find themselves in 14th position and Ashdod are placed 7th.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats

Ironi Kiryat Shmona are yet to win a home game, having collected 0 points from their first two Ligat ha'Al games here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, their manager M. Dego and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The home team returns to Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium after sharing the points with Hapoel Hadera (placed 5th) on their last time out; the Ligat ha'Al game ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona lost 0-2 at home to Beitar Jerusalem.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ironi Kiryat Shmona perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ironi Kiryat Shmona as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Ironi Kiryat Shmona has won 6 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.

Early season league goal statistics from Ironi Kiryat Shmona's 2 home games: 1 goal, 5 conceded.

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Ashdod form and stats

Things could have gone better for Ashdod in their Ligat ha'Al away matches, but 2 points from 2 games is all right. With three draws in a row for Ashdod the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment. Two points from the last two away games for Ashdod, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

There were no winners in Ashdod's previous match, a Ligat ha'Al home game that ended 1-1 vs Hapoel Haifa (placed 6th). Before that, Ashdod travelled to Hapoel Ra'anana and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Ashdod in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Ashdod, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

2 goals so far away for Ashdod, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ironi Kiryat Shmona won 4 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Ashdod has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 7

Top Goalscorers

S. Azulay
2 goals
I. Ryan
1 goals
M. Shaker
1 goals

Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players

Ashdod missing players

Ironi Kiryat Shmona Ashdod
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 1 2 4
4 2 1 Lost L 0 0 0
4 1 1 Scored S 1 2 7
11 5 3 Conceded C 1 2 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 40%
40% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.6 5 5 Corners For (avg) C F 3 3.5 5.4
6.8 6 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 3 4 5.6
2 1 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.6
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
Key stats This season:
  • All of Ashdod's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Ironi Kiryat Shmona's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ashdod have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Ashdod have not yet lost a game.
  • Ashdod have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Ashdod have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ashdod have yet to win a game away.
  • Ashdod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ironi Kiryat Shmona have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Ironi Kiryat Shmona have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Ironi Kiryat Shmona have lost all their home matches so far.
  • Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona Last season Ashdod
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
33 17   Played P   17 33
9 5   Won W   4 10
11 6   Drew D   3 7
13 6   Lost L   10 16
34 18   Scored S   17 34
35 17   Conceded C   32 54
88% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
61% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 70%
36% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 42%
18% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 27%
6% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 24%
39% 41%   BTTS BTTS   41% 48%
36% 35%   Clean Sheets C S   24% 24%
36% 35%   Failed to Score F T   47% 33%
 
4.9 5.2   Corners For (avg) C F   3.4 3.5
5.6 5.1   Corners Against (avg) C A   5.5 5.6
2.4 2.3   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.3
5 3   Red Cards R C   8 10
Key stats last season:
  • Ashdod have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Ironi Kiryat Shmona
All Toto Cup Ligat ha'Al State Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
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 2 - 0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
21-09-19 LH Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0 - 2 Beitar Jerusalem
28-09-19 LH Hapoel Hadera 2 - 2 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
07-10-19 LH Ironi Kiryat Shmona 17:00 Ashdod
19-10-19 LH Hapoel Be'er Sheva 16:00 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
26-10-19 LH Ironi Kiryat Shmona 15:00 Hapoel Ra'anana
02-11-19 LH Hapoel Haifa 13:00 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
09-11-19 LH Ironi Kiryat Shmona - Hapoel Tel Aviv
Ashdod
All Toto Cup Ligat ha'Al State Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
24-08-19 LH Hapoel Hadera 1 - 1 Ashdod
31-08-19 LH Ashdod 2 - 1 Hapoel Tel Aviv
15-09-19 LH Ashdod 2 - 2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
22-09-19 LH Hapoel Ra'anana 1 - 1 Ashdod
28-09-19 LH Ashdod 1 - 1 Hapoel Haifa
07-10-19 LH Ironi Kiryat Shmona 17:00 Ashdod
21-10-19 LH Ashdod 17:00 Maccabi Tel Aviv
26-10-19 LH Maccabi Netanya 16:30 Ashdod
03-11-19 LH Ashdod 17:00 Sektzia Nes Tziona
09-11-19 LH Bnei Yehuda - Ashdod

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 5 4 1 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 7 0 8 13
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 5 3 2 0 9 2 3 3 0 0 7 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 7 11
3 Maccabi Haifa 5 3 1 1 9 4 3 3 0 0 9 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 10
4 Bnei Yehuda 5 2 3 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 9
5 Hapoel Hadera 5 2 2 1 9 7 3 1 2 0 7 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 8
6 Hapoel Haifa 5 2 2 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 8
7 Ashdod 5 1 4 0 7 6 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 7
8 Maccabi Netanya 5 1 3 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 6
9 Hapoel Kfar Saba 5 1 2 2 6 6 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 0 5
10 Hapoel Ra'anana 5 1 1 3 6 11 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 3 3 9 -5 4
11 Beitar Jerusalem 5 1 1 3 3 8 3 0 1 2 0 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 -5 4
12 Hapoel Tel Aviv 5 0 3 2 3 7 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 3
13 Sektzia Nes Tziona 5 0 2 3 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 1 2 5 -6 2
14 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 5 0 1 4 4 11 2 0 0 2 1 5 3 0 1 2 3 6 -7 1

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