This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligat ha'Al, Hapoel Ra'anana holding 13th place and Ironi Kiryat Shmona lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hapoel Ra'anana and Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Hapoel Ra'anana form and stats
Hapoel Ra'anana, who have the most conceded goals (32) in Ligat ha'Al, have played 10 Ligat ha'Al games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-7-1 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Hapoel Ra'anana, facing Hapoel Haifa in a game that ended 2-2. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Opportunity lost for Hapoel Ra'anana in the Hapoel Haifa match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Hapoel Ra'anana have scored 9 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Hapoel Ra'anana have conceded only 9 goals.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
There's been little loot from Ironi Kiryat Shmona's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Ligat ha'Al. Ironi Kiryat Shmona only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 322 minutes ago. I. Ryan was the goal scorer.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona's last game was the home draw against Hapoel Be'er Sheva (0-0). Prior to that match, the Ironi Kiryat Shmona manager K. Refua faced defeat when travelling to Ashdod and losing 0-1.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Ironi Kiryat Shmona have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Ironi Kiryat Shmona - Hapoel Ra'anana 2-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 3 - 2 (Hapoel Ra'anana wins - draws - Ironi Kiryat Shmona wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Sheridan 5 goals |   O. Dasa 3 goals | Y. Tomer 3 goals |
Hapoel Ra'anana missing players
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
| Hapoel Ra'anana | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 32 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 26 |
| 85% | 70% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 75% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 65% |
| 45% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 15% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 45% |
| 15% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 20% |
| 45% | 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 40% |
| 4 | 4.1 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 5.9 | 5.4 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 161 | 98 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 77 | 175 |
| 60 | 35 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 22 | 62 |
| 28% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 45% | 31% |
- Hapoel Ra'anana has the most conceded goals (32)
- Hapoel Ra'anana has the most conceded goals in the second half (22)
- Hapoel Ra'anana has the most dropped points from leading position (17)
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 33 | 50 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 25 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -12 | 17 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 15 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 15 |