It's early days in the Ligat ha'Al and both Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Haifa are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
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!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Ligat ha'Al game of the season here at Sammy Ofer Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from Hapoel Haifa's 5 home games.
Haifa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Maccabi Netanya. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Maccabi Petah Tikva.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligat ha'Al game versus Bnei Yehuda in only three days. This game is also played here at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
At Sammy Ofer Stadium, Hapoel Haifa has the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Ligat ha'Al, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 5 matches.
Impressive finishing from T. Chery and N. Rukavytsya secured the home win 2-1 against Ashdod in their previous game. A draw for Maccabi Haifa before that, at their own venue hosting Maccabi Tel Aviv (2-2).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Ligat ha'Al trip to Hapoel Kfar Saba.
It's early days yet, but Maccabi Haifa has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Haifa-Maccabi Haifa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Haifa two wins, Maccabi Haifa three wins, five draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 6 goals |  T. Chery 2 goals |   N. Zamir 1 goals |
Hapoel Haifa missing players
Maccabi Haifa missing players
| Hapoel Haifa | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | 13 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 35% |
- Hapoel Haifa has the fewest scored goals (0) at home in Ligat ha'Al
| Hapoel Haifa | Last season | Maccabi Haifa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 12 | 22 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 32 | 73 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Conceded | C | 13 | 32 | ||
| 86% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 75% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 78% | ||
| 50% | 61% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 61% | ||
| 19% | 28% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 33% | ||
| 6% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 14% | ||
| 39% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 42% | ||
| 39% | 39% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 28% | Failed to Score | F T | 28% | 22% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 295 | 153 | Total Shots | T S | 193 | 453 | ||
| 118 | 61 | Shots on Target | S O | 98 | 214 | ||
| 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Bnei Yehuda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| 14 | Bnei Sakhnin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 87 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 73 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 59 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 55 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 48 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 47 |