There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Beitar Jerusalem leading Hapoel Ra'anana by 16 points.
Beitar Jerusalem have less rest than Hapoel Ra'anana in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a State Cup game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Teddy Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Hapoel Ra'anana have had more rest.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
The story so far in the Ligat ha'Al for Beitar Jerusalem at their home stadium (Teddy Stadium) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Two home wins in a row for Beitar Jerusalem bring valid hopes of a third.
The Beitar Jerusalem supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Hapoel Rishon LeZion in State Cup and win 5-0. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
As mentioned above, Beitar Jerusalem "killed" Hapoel Rishon LeZion in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Beitar Jerusalem here at Teddy Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). 6 goals have been conceded.
Hapoel Ra'anana form and stats
Hapoel Ra'anana have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, after 0-1-5 (6 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Hapoel Ra'anana, who have now gone twelve games without a victory. The Beitar Jerusalem game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Two travels in a row for Hapoel Ra'anana, whose manager N. Avitan could celebrate last time after the State Cup win against Maccabi Kiryat Malachi. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Maccabi Haifa in the Ligat ha'Al.
A quick return to home after this game, as Hapoel Ra'anana are hosting Hapoel Hadera in the Ligat ha'Al only three days away.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hapoel Ra'anana have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Hapoel Ra'anana - Beitar Jerusalem 2-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Beitar Jerusalem 8 wins, 0 draws and Hapoel Ra'anana 2 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Kinda 5 goals |  S. Azulay 5 goals |   O. Dasa 3 goals |
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
Hapoel Ra'anana missing players
| Beitar Jerusalem | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| 93% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 71% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 43% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 7% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 64% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 21% | 60% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 6.8 | 7.8 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| 3.9 | 2.8 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 158 | 62 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 34 | 112 |
| 62 | 23 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 11 | 37 |
| 32% | 13% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 45% | 30% |
- Beitar Jerusalem has the most scored goals in the first half (12)
- Beitar Jerusalem have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Hapoel Ra'anana has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
- Hapoel Ra'anana has the most dropped points from leading position (13)
- Hapoel Ra'anana have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hapoel Ra'anana have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Hapoel Ra'anana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Ra'anana have yet to win a game away.
- Hapoel Ra'anana 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 Tel Aviv | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 13 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 9 |