Hapoel Tel Aviv and Ironi Kiryat Shmona club members eagerly anticipate Ligat ha'Al meet at Bloomfield Stadium

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Competition: Sat 25.December
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Stadium (29150 seats)

Hapoel Tel Aviv and Ironi Kiryat Shmona have both played out a "par" performance so far, to use a golf phrase. The teams both hold mid-table positions in the Ligat ha'Al.

Insights:
  • Hapoel Tel Aviv have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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 Tel Aviv and Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

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Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats

The total Ligat ha'Al statistics at home this season for Hapoel Tel Aviv are 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Hapoel Tel Aviv, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Ashdod away with the result 4-1. Azulay I (2) and Davida (2) found the net in that victory.

Before that game, the home loss against Bnei Yehuda with the scoreline 1-3.

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 Aviv have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won six times, drawn zero and lost zero.

Aviv have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Hapoel Tel Aviv have conceded 10 from these games.

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Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats

3-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in their Ligat ha'Al matches away. The fact that Kiryat have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

The Kiryat goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 268 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Kiryat won their last game, 1-0 versus Maccabi Petah Tikva played at home.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Tzeirey Taibe.

We have checked recent matches where Ironi Kiryat Shmona have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were three victories, two draws and five defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kiryat have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. Kiryat have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head to head match ended Ironi Kiryat Shmona - Aviv 0-2, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Aviv victories, three draws and three Ironi Kiryat Shmona wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Hapoel Tel AvivO. Davida
O. Davida
5 goals
Ironi Kiryat ShmonaI. Shviro
I. Shviro
5 goals
AvivS. Azulay
S. Azulay
3 goals

Hapoel Tel Aviv missing players

Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players

Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 2 7 14
5 2 1 Won W 1 3 6
5 1 0 Drew D 0 2 2
4 3 1 Lost L 1 2 6
20 5 2 Scored S 2 8 14
18 10 3 Conceded C 1 7 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 64%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 36%
21% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
64% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 36%
21% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 36%
14% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 29%
 
4.8 6.5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.1 2.9
4.1 3.3 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 5.4 5.2
3 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.1 2.7
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
9.1 11.3 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 7.3 8.5
3.5 3.3 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.3 3.6
41% 25% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 35% 27%
 
7.6 7.2 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 12.9 12.4
3.2 3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 5 5.1
Key stats in Ligat ha'Al this season:
  • Hapoel Tel Aviv have the most scored goals in the second half (16) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Hapoel Tel Aviv have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hapoel Tel Aviv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 14 10 4 0 24 9 8 6 2 0 16 6 6 4 2 0 8 3 15 34
2 Maccabi Haifa 14 10 2 2 33 11 8 7 0 1 19 5 6 3 2 1 14 6 22 32
3 Bnei Sakhnin 14 6 4 4 18 15 7 3 2 2 9 9 7 3 2 2 9 6 3 22
4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 14 6 4 4 21 19 8 3 4 1 10 7 6 3 0 3 11 12 2 22
5 Hapoel Tel Aviv 14 5 5 4 20 18 6 2 1 3 5 10 8 3 4 1 15 8 2 20
6 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 14 6 2 6 14 16 7 3 0 4 6 9 7 3 2 2 8 7 -2 20
7 Hapoel Haifa 14 5 3 6 18 19 6 3 1 2 8 5 8 2 2 4 10 14 -1 18
8 Hapoel Hadera 14 4 6 4 10 15 5 1 3 1 2 4 9 3 3 3 8 11 -5 18
9 Ashdod 14 5 2 7 14 19 8 2 1 5 8 14 6 3 1 2 6 5 -5 17
10 Maccabi Netanya 14 4 4 6 16 18 8 3 2 3 10 10 6 1 2 3 6 8 -2 16
11 Hapoel Katamon 14 3 5 6 10 17 8 3 2 3 8 11 6 0 3 3 2 6 -7 14
12 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 14 3 4 7 12 23 6 2 2 2 6 8 8 1 2 5 6 15 -11 13
13 Beitar Jerusalem 14 3 3 8 13 18 6 1 3 2 5 7 8 2 0 6 8 11 -5 12
14 Maccabi Petah Tikva 14 2 4 8 10 16 7 2 3 2 9 7 7 0 1 6 1 9 -6 10