Ligat ha'Al match preview: Hapoel Kfar Saba versus Hapoel Hadera

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Competition: Sun 11.April
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)

Hapoel Kfar Saba hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 13th position in the Ligat ha'Al table. Visiting Hapoel Hadera holds 9th place with 32 pts.

Insights:
  • Hapoel Kfar Saba is in the worst form (0-1-5)

Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Hadera should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Hapoel Kfar Saba form and stats

4-2-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Hapoel Kfar Saba, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Ligat ha'Al, so far this season. Hapoel Kfar Saba has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager I. Shum and the players.

Kfar lost their last game at Beitar Jerusalem after a 1-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Hapoel Kfar Saba lost 0-1 at home to Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Kfar here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 13 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Kfar have conceded only 12 goals.

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Hapoel Hadera form and stats

Playing away, Hapoel Hadera have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season.

The manager M. Koretski was unhappy after their last game, a Ligat ha'Al match played at their home ground Winner Stadium. Hadera suffered a 0-1 loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Hapoel Haifa.

The attacking power of Hapoel Hadera when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Hadera have conceded 13 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Kfar - Hapoel Hadera 0-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: zero - five - four (Hapoel Kfar Saba wins - draws - Hapoel Hadera wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel Kfar SabaL. Kizito
L. Kizito
7 goals
Hapoel HaderaO. Marshal
O. Marshal
6 goals
Hapoel Kfar SabaO. Fadida
O. Fadida
5 goals

Hapoel Kfar Saba missing players

Hapoel Hadera missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Hapoel Kfar Saba Hapoel Hadera
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
6 4 1 Won W 2 4 8
5 2 1 Drew D 1 3 8
16 7 2 Lost L 1 6 11
20 11 3 Scored S 5 10 26
36 12 3 Conceded C 1 13 29
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 93%
59% 38% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 46% 56%
37% 23% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 23% 33%
15% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 22%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
37% 31% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 23% 37%
15% 15% 25% Clean Sheets C S 75% 38% 30%
56% 62% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.6 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.8 2.9
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
7.5 7.8 9 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.4 7
2.3 2.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 2.8 3.1
33% 39% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 27% 31%
Key stats in Ligat ha'Al this season:
  • Hapoel Kfar Saba have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Kfar Saba have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Kfar Saba have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Kfar Saba is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 26 19 2 5 52 20 13 11 1 1 28 8 13 8 1 4 24 12 32 59
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 17 7 2 48 21 13 8 4 1 25 12 13 9 3 1 23 9 27 58
3 Ashdod 26 13 4 9 37 25 13 9 2 2 22 7 13 4 2 7 15 18 12 43
4 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 11 5 10 26 28 13 5 3 5 13 18 13 6 2 5 13 10 -2 38
5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 9 10 7 31 29 13 4 5 4 15 16 13 5 5 3 16 13 2 37
6 Maccabi Petah Tikva 26 11 4 11 24 23 13 5 3 5 10 9 13 6 1 6 14 14 1 37
7 Maccabi Netanya 26 9 7 10 35 30 13 6 1 6 21 13 13 3 6 4 14 17 5 34
8 Beitar Jerusalem 26 8 8 10 31 32 13 3 4 6 17 19 13 5 4 4 14 13 -1 32
9 Hapoel Hadera 26 8 8 10 26 28 13 4 5 4 16 15 13 4 3 6 10 13 -2 32
10 Hapoel Haifa 26 7 9 10 30 37 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 3 5 5 17 21 -7 30
11 Bnei Sakhnin 26 8 5 13 15 36 13 3 1 9 4 16 13 5 4 4 11 20 -21 29
12 Hapoel Tel Aviv 26 6 9 11 17 28 13 1 7 5 7 17 13 5 2 6 10 11 -11 27
13 Hapoel Kfar Saba 26 6 5 15 19 33 13 4 2 7 11 12 13 2 3 8 8 21 -14 23
14 Bnei Yehuda 26 5 7 14 15 36 13 4 3 6 9 17 13 1 4 8 6 19 -21 22

Table
  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 26 19 2 5 52 20 13 11 1 1 28 8 13 8 1 4 24 12 32 59
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 17 7 2 48 21 13 8 4 1 25 12 13 9 3 1 23 9 27 58
3 Ashdod 26 13 4 9 37 25 13 9 2 2 22 7 13 4 2 7 15 18 12 43
4 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 11 5 10 26 28 13 5 3 5 13 18 13 6 2 5 13 10 -2 38
5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 9 10 7 31 29 13 4 5 4 15 16 13 5 5 3 16 13 2 37
6 Maccabi Petah Tikva 26 11 4 11 24 23 13 5 3 5 10 9 13 6 1 6 14 14 1 37
7 Maccabi Netanya 26 9 7 10 35 30 13 6 1 6 21 13 13 3 6 4 14 17 5 34
8 Beitar Jerusalem 26 8 8 10 31 32 13 3 4 6 17 19 13 5 4 4 14 13 -1 32
9 Hapoel Hadera 26 8 8 10 26 28 13 4 5 4 16 15 13 4 3 6 10 13 -2 32
10 Hapoel Haifa 26 7 9 10 30 37 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 3 5 5 17 21 -7 30
11 Bnei Sakhnin 26 8 5 13 15 36 13 3 1 9 4 16 13 5 4 4 11 20 -21 29
12 Hapoel Tel Aviv 26 6 9 11 17 28 13 1 7 5 7 17 13 5 2 6 10 11 -11 27
13 Hapoel Kfar Saba 26 6 5 15 19 33 13 4 2 7 11 12 13 2 3 8 8 21 -14 23
14 Bnei Yehuda 26 5 7 14 15 36 13 4 3 6 9 17 13 1 4 8 6 19 -21 22

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