We have to say that both teams are capable of winning this one, Maccabi Haifa having a 25 point advantage on Hapoel Haifa in the league table. Let's start!
- Hapoel Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (60) in Ligat ha'Al
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
It's no vacation for neither Hapoel Haifa nor Maccabi Haifa 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 Haifa form and stats
5-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Hapoel Haifa so far this season.
Hapoel Haifa haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 249 minutes ago. Maman scored that one.
The Haifa crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Maccabi Haifa here at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
Heartbreak before that as Hapoel Haifa lost 0-2 at Maccabi Tel Aviv's place.Haifa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sammy Ofer Stadium with 18 goals in 12 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Maccabi Haifa have an excellent away record in the Ligat ha'Al so far with 7-3-2 from 12 games.
212 minutes! That's how long the Maccabi Haifa goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two travels in a row for Maccabi, whose manager Bakhar could celebrate last time after the win against Hapoel Haifa.
Before that, Maccabi Haifa secured a home win against Hapoel Tel Aviv with the score 2-0.The Maccabi Haifa manager Bakhar has got the team scoring on the road, with 29 away goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Maccabi as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Haifa - Maccabi Haifa 0-1 was the story when these two contenders formerly played each other, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Hapoel Haifa victory, three draws and six Maccabi Haifa wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 18 goals | D. David 13 goals |   A. Turgeman 10 goals |
Hapoel Haifa missing players
Maccabi Haifa missing players
| Hapoel Haifa | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | 18 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 29 | 60 |
| 32 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 96% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 96% |
| 71% | 67% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 88% |
| 46% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 21% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 54% |
| 21% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 42% | 46% |
| 33% | 33% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8.8 | 9.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.2 | 11.8 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 33% | 38% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 49% | 43% |
| 9.2 | 8.8 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 3 |
- Hapoel Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most clean sheets (11) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (29) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (60) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the second half (29) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+19) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+42) 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 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 42 | 55 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 49 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 44 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 36 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 36 |
| 6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -3 | 35 |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 27 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 12 | Hapoel Katamon | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -16 | 19 |
| 13 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -21 | 19 |
| 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
