It's time for Ashdod - Maccabi Bnei Raina! Despite the season performances so far, this game should be awesome!
- Ashdod is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Maccabi Bnei Raina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ashdod form and stats
Ashdod have played 9 Ligat ha'Al games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
The regulars are hoping that Ashdod will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 2nd).
In the game before, a fine away win at Hapoel Ramat HaSharon. A State Cup game. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ashdod have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
The Ashdod fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Ashdod are not conceding a lot of goals here at Yud-Alef Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Maccabi Bnei Raina form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Maccabi Bnei Raina so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-3 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Maccabi Bnei Raina's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Maccabi failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Ironi Kiryat Shmona (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 0-1.
The match before that was the State Cup-battle against Hapoel Petah Tikva, a home defeat (0-2). Maccabi Bnei Raina are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Maccabi have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Maccabi Bnei Raina, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Maccabi Bnei Raina - Ashdod 1-1 was the score in these squads' latest head to head match, played this season. Ashdod-Maccabi Bnei Raina H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Ashdod zero wins, Maccabi Bnei Raina one win, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  S. Azulay 5 goals |  R. Boateng 5 goals |  E. Mamatah 3 goals |
Ashdod missing players
Maccabi Bnei Raina missing players
| Ashdod | Maccabi Bnei Raina | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 23 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 29 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 94% |
| 76% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 82% |
| 35% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 41% |
| 18% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 24% |
| 6% | 11% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | 18% |
| 47% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 47% |
| 24% | 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 18% |
| 35% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| 4.4 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| 4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.8 | 11.7 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 9.5 | 8.4 |
| 4.8 | 5.1 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| 20% | 22% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 26% |
| 7.5 | 7 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 11 | 10.6 |
| 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
- Ashdod have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ashdod have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Ashdod is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Maccabi Bnei Raina 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 Haifa | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 39 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 38 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 8 | Ashdod | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 18 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 17 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 16 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 14 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 15 |
