There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Ligat ha'Al table so far. Here's the Hapoel Tel Aviv - Hapoel Hadera latest:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats
4-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Hapoel Tel Aviv so far this season.
Hapoel Tel Aviv faced defeat in their previous match, away at Maccabi Tel Aviv (0-3). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Beitar Jerusalem.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Hapoel Tel Aviv have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn two and lost one.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Hapoel Tel Aviv, as the State Cup home game vs Hapoel Ra'anana is only four days away.
Hapoel Tel Aviv have scored 11 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Hapoel Tel Aviv have conceded only 11 goals.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
4-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hapoel Hadera in their Ligat ha'Al matches away.
Home advantage was not enough for Hapoel Hadera in their previous game, as they lost their Ligat ha'Al-match, hosting Beitar Jerusalem, 1-4. A 0-1 defeat away at Maccabi Haifa before that.
Hapoel Hadera are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, two draws and two defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Hapoel Hadera - Hapoel Tel Aviv 0-1. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - four - two (Hapoel Tel Aviv wins - draws - Hapoel Hadera wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Altman 8 goals |  E. Peretz 8 goals | L. Palhano Soares 5 goals |
Hapoel Tel Aviv missing players
Hapoel Hadera missing players
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Hapoel Hadera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 22 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 23 |
| 35 | 11 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| 92% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 88% |
| 64% | 58% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 52% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 32% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 16% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 36% | 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 24% |
| 32% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 42% | 44% |
| 40% | 42% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 44% |
| 5 | 6.1 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 220 | 109 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 67 | 156 |
| 82 | 36 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 28 | 67 |
| 27% | 31% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 34% |
- Hapoel Hadera has the fewest matches over the total-line (8)
- Hapoel Hadera has the most matches under the total-line (16)
- Hapoel Hadera have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 61 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 34 | 55 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 25 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 44 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 36 |
| 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -13 | 35 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 31 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -16 | 23 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -24 | 18 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 28 | -21 | 16 |