This could be an intriguing match as Ashdod have their supposed home advantage, while Maccabi Haifa are ahead 27 points in the Ligat ha'Al standings.
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligat ha'Al
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ashdod form and stats
4-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Ashdod so far this season.
Ashdod faced defeat in their previous match, away at Beitar Jerusalem (1-2). The first setback in the shape of a loss after going undefeated through four league rounds.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Hapoel Haifa that finished 1-1.The Ashdod fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. From these home matches, Ashdod have conceded only 9 goals.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 1 draw and only 3 losses in the Ligat ha'Al.
Maccabi Haifa are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the match against Ironi Kiryat Shmona (placed 13th). That win felt good as this team had gone three league games without winning.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Hapoel Hadera that ended 1-1.Maccabi Haifa find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Maccabi have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Maccabi Haifa have not lost in the last 5 matches (4-1-0) against Ashdod.This was the scoreline when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Maccabi Haifa - Ashdod 3-1.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 12 goals |  D. David 8 goals |  T. Chery 6 goals |
Ashdod missing players
Maccabi Haifa missing players
| Ashdod | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 43 |
| 27 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 82% | 64% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 77% |
| 36% | 27% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 45% | 50% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 32% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 50% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 45% |
| 27% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 41% |
| 27% | 27% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 18% |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 12.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.1 | 13.8 |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| 23% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 24% | 32% |
| 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.9 | 8.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most points from losing position (10) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 28 | 49 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 45 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 30 |
| 6 | Hapoel Katamon | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Ashdod | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 26 |
| 10 | Bnei Sakhnin | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 21 |
| 12 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 13 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 17 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -17 | 17 |
