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 Haifa are in the 6th position while the guests worry at 11th.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Hapoel Haifa have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
Hapoel Haifa lost their last game at Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 1st) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that, Hapoel Haifa had a home game versus Ironi Kiryat Shmona which ended with a victory 2-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Hapoel Haifa as they are travelling to their away game against Sektzia Nes Tziona in the Ligat ha'Al. That match is four days after this one.
Hapoel Haifa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. On the other hand, Hapoel Haifa have conceded 6 goals.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligat ha'Al travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Drapić, the Maccabi Netanya manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Maccabi Netanya won their last game, 1-0 versus Hapoel Ra'anana played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Hapoel Be'er Sheva's place.
After this away game Maccabi Netanya return home for a Ligat ha'Al game against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. That game is only three sleeps after this.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Maccabi Netanya's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 5 matches. Maccabi Netanya have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hapoel Haifa 6 wins, 1 draw and Maccabi Netanya 3 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Zamir 3 goals |   F. Bećiraj 2 goals |  Román Golobart 2 goals |
Hapoel Haifa missing players
Maccabi Netanya missing players
| Hapoel Haifa | Maccabi Netanya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 60% | 80% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 60% |
| 50% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 40% | 40% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 79 | 37 | 6 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 45 | 100 |
| 33 | 16 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| 30% | 38% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 24% |
- Hapoel Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Maccabi Netanya have scored away.
- Maccabi Netanya has the fewest scored goals (0) away
- Maccabi Netanya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Maccabi Netanya have failed to score a single goal away.
- Maccabi Netanya have yet to win a 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 26 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Ashdod | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 11 | Maccabi Netanya | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 9 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 7 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 6 |