The Ligat ha'Al standings tell a story about these participants up until now, with Bnei Sakhnin leading Maccabi Petah Tikva by 8 points. Here's our preview:
- Bnei Sakhnin have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Ligat ha'Al
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Bnei Sakhnin have to build on here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al.
Sakhnin faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hapoel Hadera (1-2).
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Beitar Jerusalem.This is expected to be a close game, with Bnei Sakhnin perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sakhnin as a small favourite), we find ten games. Bnei Sakhnin has won two of these, drawn one and lost seven.
Sakhnin has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Bnei Sakhnin defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Maccabi Petah Tikva, who have the fewest points (1) away in Ligat ha'Al, playing as the away team in the Ligat ha'Al this season. Bitter travels for Maccabi Petah Tikva as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Maccabi Tel Aviv match.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligat ha'Al home defeat versus Ashdod with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
A draw for Maccabi before that, at their own venue hosting Hapoel Hadera (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Maccabi Petah Tikva playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Maccabi wins, three draws and two defeats.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Maccabi's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 5 matches. Maccabi Petah Tikva have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - five - two (Bnei Sakhnin wins - draws - Maccabi Petah Tikva wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Melamed 4 goals |  B. Kayal 3 goals |  M. Awad 3 goals |
Bnei Sakhnin missing players
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
| Bnei Sakhnin | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 75% |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 20% | 33% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 80% | 50% |
| 4 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 6.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.3 | 6.6 | 4.9 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7 | 8.8 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.8 |
| 37% | 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 9% | 22% |
| 8.8 | 9.7 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 10.8 | 8.9 |
| 3.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5 | 3.4 |
- Bnei Sakhnin have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Maccabi Petah Tikva have scored away.
- Bnei Sakhnin have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest points (1) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the the worst goal difference (-6) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have yet to win a game away.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Ashdod | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 10 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 12 | Maccabi Netanya | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Hapoel Katamon | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 10 |