Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Hapoel Tel Aviv in 5th and Hapoel Haifa in 6th place.
Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats
Hapoel Tel Aviv have collected 19 points from their Ligat ha'Al home games so far after 5-4-4. Hapoel Tel Aviv has recorded two wins in a row here at Bloomfield Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Hapoel Tel Aviv supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Hapoel Ra'anana (after extra-time) in State Cup and win 2-1. Ahead of that match, Aviv won a home game hosting Hapoel Ra'anana (after extra-time) (2-1).
Aviv has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Aviv are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bloomfield Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligat ha'Al matches, Hapoel Haifa have produced an overall stat of 5-4-4 so far. Haifa has drawn their two previous away games.
323 minutes! That's how long the Hapoel Haifa goalkeeper Jasmin Buric and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Haifa failed to get anything from their last game, a State Cup home match vs Bnei Yehuda that ended with defeat 0-2. A 0-2 loss hosting Bnei Yehuda before that.
The attacking power of Hapoel Haifa when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Haifa as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Hapoel Tel Aviv - Hapoel Haifa 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Aviv two wins, five draws and Hapoel Haifa three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Altman 10 goals |   N. Zamir 5 goals | G. Arel 4 goals |
Hapoel Tel Aviv missing players
Hapoel Haifa missing players
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Hapoel Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 26 |
| 36 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 30 |
| 92% | 85% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 77% | 85% |
| 65% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 54% | 69% |
| 54% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 46% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 38% | 46% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 23% | 35% |
| 31% | 31% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 46% | 42% |
| 38% | 38% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 54% | 38% |
| 5 | 6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 5 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 225 | 114 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 96 | 200 |
| 85 | 39 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 35 | 72 |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 36% |
- Hapoel Haifa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 41 | 64 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 58 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 38 | 58 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 38 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 37 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | -3 | 34 |
| 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 34 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 31 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -13 | 26 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -11 | 22 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 21 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 31 | -24 | 16 |