Hapoel Katamon are flying at 4th, while Beitar Jerusalem are lingering 7 points behind in the league standings. Can they decrease the gap?
- Hapoel Katamon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Beitar Jerusalem have the most conceded goals (34) in Ligat ha'Al
This is a local fight, usually meaning added tension and importance.
The visiting Beitar Jerusalem played their last game only four days ago, a State Cup match.
Hapoel Katamon form and stats
Hapoel Katamon have played 7 Ligat ha'Al games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Hapoel Katamon.
Hapoel Katamon shared the glory with Ashdod in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Ironi Kiryat Shmona.This is expected to be a close game, with Hapoel Katamon perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Hapoel Katamon as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Hapoel Katamon has won 1 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Katamon has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Hapoel Katamon have conceded 11 from these games.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Beitar Jerusalem so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-5 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Beitar Jerusalem are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Jerusalem delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ironi Tiberias in their previous game; a State Cup duel.
Before that, Beitar Jerusalem secured a home win against Sektzia Nes Tziona with the score 3-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Beitar Jerusalem in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Beitar Jerusalem, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 12 of this side's 16 most recent league rounds have ended with three goals or more.
Jerusalem are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Beitar Jerusalem have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H match ended Beitar Jerusalem - Hapoel Katamon 0-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Katamon two wins, zero draws and Beitar Jerusalem four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Nicolăescu 11 goals |  D. Moreno Asprilla 8 goals |  G. Badash 4 goals |
Hapoel Katamon missing players
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
| Hapoel Katamon | Beitar Jerusalem | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 22 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 15 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 34 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 38% | 71% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 50% |
| 6% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 44% |
| 44% | 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 56% |
| 44% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 25% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4 |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 6.9 | 10.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 4.6 |
| 37% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 48% | 35% |
| 9.6 | 11.7 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 13.3 | 12.3 |
| 4.7 | 6.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
- All of Beitar Jerusalem's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Hapoel Katamon's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Beitar Jerusalem have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Beitar Jerusalem have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Ligat ha'Al
- Beitar Jerusalem have the most conceded goals (34) in Ligat ha'Al
- Beitar Jerusalem have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Ligat ha'Al
- Beitar Jerusalem have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Ligat ha'Al
- Beitar Jerusalem haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Hapoel Katamon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hapoel Katamon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 36 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 7 | Ashdod | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Maccabi Netanya | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 16 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 15 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
