The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Hapoel Hadera are in the 7th position while the guests worry at 11th.
It's no vacation for neither Hapoel Hadera nor Hapoel Tel Aviv as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Hapoel Hadera have to build on here at Afula Illit Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al.
H. Goldenberg was the last player to score a league goal for Hapoel Hadera and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Hapoel Hadera haven't scored in 392 minutes.
In their previous game, led his Hapoel Hadera to a defeat in the Ligat ha'Al match away at Beitar Jerusalem. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Afula Illit Stadium. Preceding that match was a defeat to Maccabi Haifa (0-3).
Hapoel Hadera has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligat ha'Al travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Hapoel Tel Aviv are looking to quickly end their 255 minutes long goal drought.
Hapoel Tel Aviv failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligat ha'Al home match vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-3. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Beitar Jerusalem.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hapoel Tel Aviv have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Hadera-Hapoel Tel Aviv H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Hapoel Hadera 2 wins, Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 wins, 4 draws. 3 of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Peretz 4 goals |  Lucio Maranhão 4 goals |  H. Goldenberg 2 goals |
Hapoel Hadera missing players
Hapoel Tel Aviv missing players
| Hapoel Hadera | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 58% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 50% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 42% |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | 39 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 53 | 110 |
| 32 | 19 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 22 | 39 |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 18% | 23% |
- Hapoel Hadera have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 27 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 9 | Ashdod | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 10 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 8 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -13 | 8 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 7 |