This could be an interesting match as Hapoel Be'er Sheva have their presumed home advantage while Ironi Kiryat Shmona are ahead 1 point in the Ligat ha'Al table.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Ligat ha'Al
Be'er have less rest than Ironi Kiryat Shmona in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ligat ha'Al game only three days ago. That game was an away game at Ashdod, so at least Hapoel Be'er Sheva are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Hapoel Be'er Sheva have managed 4 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Hapoel Be'er Sheva has five draws from their last five matches.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva drew their last game, 2-2 away at Ashdod.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Maccabi Tel Aviv that ended 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Be'er perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hapoel Be'er Sheva as a small favourite), we find five games. Hapoel Be'er Sheva has won one of these, drawn two and lost two.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Maccabi Petah Tikva are coming to town in three days.
Be'er has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Be'er have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligat ha'Al travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Kiryat has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Kiryat might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Maccabi Petah Tikva proved too strong as Ironi Kiryat Shmona slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium.
A draw for Kiryat before that, at their own venue hosting Ashdod (1-1).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ironi Kiryat Shmona playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were two Ironi Kiryat Shmona wins, four draws and five defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Kiryat are hosting Maccabi Haifa in the Ligat ha'Al only three days away.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Kiryat as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Ironi Kiryat Shmona - Be'er 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Be'er won four games, five matches ended with a draw and Ironi Kiryat Shmona has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  J. Soares Pesqueira 8 goals |   E. Ansah 8 goals |  L. Palhano Soares 7 goals |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 6 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 33 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 38 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 32 |
| 38 | 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 39 |
| 88% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 94% | 97% |
| 70% | 75% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 56% | 70% |
| 45% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 19% | 27% |
| 24% | 19% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 6% |
| 55% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 39% |
| 30% | 19% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 44% | 33% |
| 27% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 38% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
| 31% | 33% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 30% | 28% |
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the most dropped points from leading position (16) 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 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 32 | 59 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 58 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | -2 | 38 |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -21 | 29 |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 27 |
| 13 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 23 |
| 14 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -21 | 22 |