There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Ligat ha'Al table so far. Here's the Ashdod - Hapoel Hadera latest:
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ashdod form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Ashdod have managed 1 win, 5 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 7 games. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at Yud-Alef Stadium, but a victory now would be sweet for Ashdod. The last three games played by Ashdod, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.
Ashdod drew their last game, also a home match. Beitar Jerusalem (placed 4th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Before that, Ashdod played out a draw 3-3 when visiting Maccabi Haifa.
The Ashdod fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. On the other hand, Ashdod have conceded 9 goals.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hapoel Hadera so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-2 (win-draw-lose). It's a growing despair in Hapoel Hadera as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Hapoel Hadera aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 482 league minutes without a goal. H. Goldenberg was the last player to find the net.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligat ha'Al home defeat versus Hapoel Tel Aviv with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Hapoel Hadera manager faced defeat when travelling to Beitar Jerusalem and losing 0-2.
The schedule is very tough for Hapoel Hadera now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A State Cup game at Bnei Yehuda is waiting in only four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hapoel Hadera as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Hapoel Hadera have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Hapoel Hadera - Ashdod 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Ashdod 0 wins, 1 draw and Hapoel Hadera 3 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Azulay 5 goals |   E. Peretz 4 goals |  Lucio Maranhão 4 goals |
Ashdod missing players
Hapoel Hadera missing players
| Ashdod | Hapoel Hadera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 9 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 77% |
| 85% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 46% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 54% |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 6.5 | 6.9 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 118 | 65 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 31 | 73 |
| 61 | 36 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 13 | 32 |
| 30% | 25% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 38% |
- Ashdod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ashdod have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Hapoel Hadera have scored away.
- Hapoel Hadera have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Hapoel Hadera have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 33 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 27 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Bnei Yehuda | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Ashdod | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 9 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -14 | 8 |