It hasn't been easy for Ashdod so far, and the same description fits Hapoel Nazareth Illit. These students from the school of hard knocks would do anything for some important points here.
- Ashdod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit have the most conceded goals (24) in Ligat ha'Al
This could be an interesting match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well rested since they last played a game. Get ready!
Ashdod form and stats
Ashdod's struggle is real here at Yud-Alef Stadium with only 7 points collected from 8 Ligat ha'Al games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-5. When Ashdod hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Maccabi Petah Tikva, Ashdod, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Katamon), they have won 2 of 2 matches! With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Ashdod to get some points in this home game.
Ashdod are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Hapoel Haifa.
Ahead of that match, Ashdod lost 1-4 at home to Hapoel Tel Aviv.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Ashdod home games with this odds we find one game with a similar winning chance. Resulting in one win, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
Ashdod has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Ashdod defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Ashdod has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit form and stats
There's been little loot from Hapoel Nazareth Illit's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Ligat ha'Al. Hapoel Nazareth Illit only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. It's looking increasingly bleak for Nazareth who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Maccabi Tel Aviv was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Nazareth failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligat ha'Al home match vs Maccabi Netanya (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Hapoel Katamon wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Nazareth played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected one time.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nazareth have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. When Hapoel Nazareth Illit is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Maccabi Petah Tikva, Nazareth, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Katamon.
Head 2 Head
The latest registered match involving both these participants is the Hapoel Nazareth Illit - Ashdod 2-0 played earlier this season. Ashdod-Hapoel Nazareth Illit H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Ashdod two wins, Hapoel Nazareth Illit two wins, two draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. Cvetković 2 goals | O. Bilu 2 goals | L. Inbrum 2 goals |
Ashdod missing players
Hapoel Nazareth Illit missing players
| Ashdod | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 21 | 14 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 87% |
| 73% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 20% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 7% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 27% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 4.9 | 6.5 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 41% | 50% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 30% | 28% |
| 7.7 | 5.6 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.1 | 9.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
- Ashdod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ashdod have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ashdod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit have the most conceded goals (15) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit have the most conceded goals (24) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Nazareth Illit have the the worst goal difference (-9) away in Ligat ha'Al
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 37 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 28 | 35 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 22 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 17 |
| 11 | Hapoel Katamon | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 15 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 13 |
| 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
