Hapoel Tel Aviv v Maccabi Haifa preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Competition: Mon 02.May
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bloomfield Stadium (29150 seats)

Top-ranking Maccabi Haifa visit Hapoel Tel Aviv after their 2-0-result vs Hapoel Tel Aviv. Get out our thorough match preview!

Insights:
  • Hapoel Tel Aviv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (62) in Ligat ha'Al

It's no vacation for neither Aviv nor Maccabi Haifa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats

When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Hapoel Tel Aviv have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 229 minutes without scoring a league goal. Gotlieb was the last player to find the net.

Hapoel Tel Aviv's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Maccabi Haifa.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Hapoel Tel Aviv has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Hapoel Tel Aviv have conceded 20 from these games.

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Maccabi Haifa form and stats

Maccabi Haifa's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Maccabi Haifa collect 27 points from their 13 away matches in the Ligat ha'Al. 8 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).

Two travels in a row for Maccabi, whose manager Bakhar could celebrate last time after the win against Hapoel Tel Aviv.

A 0-3 defeat away at Maccabi Netanya before that.

Maccabi Haifa have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 30 goals from 13 away matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Maccabi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have battled earlier this season: Hapoel Tel Aviv - Maccabi Haifa 0-2. Previous ten meetings featuring these contenders: Aviv won one, Maccabi Haifa were winners in nine and we saw zero draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Maccabi HaifaO. Atzili
O. Atzili
19 goals
Maccabi HaifaD. David
D. David
15 goals
Maccabi HaifaD. Haziza
D. Haziza
9 goals

Hapoel Tel Aviv missing players

Maccabi Haifa missing players

Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 5 16 32
12 6 1 Won W 1 9 22
9 4 1 Drew D 2 4 6
11 6 2 Lost L 2 3 4
42 20 5 Scored S 3 33 71
44 23 8 Conceded C 6 14 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 97%
88% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 81% 84%
47% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 62% 56%
25% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 31%
9% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 16%
50% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 40% 50% 47%
25% 19% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 44% 50%
25% 25% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 12% 6%
 
5.1 6 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 6.6 6.8
4.1 3.2 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 3.9 3.5
2.8 2.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.2 2.2
6 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
8.3 8.9 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.6 10.2 11.8
3.4 3.3 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 4.6 5.6
38% 38% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 45% 40%
 
8.5 8.2 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 7.9 7.3
3.6 3.4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 3.5 2.9
Key stats in Ligat ha'Al this season:
  • Hapoel Tel Aviv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Hapoel Tel Aviv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Maccabi Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Maccabi Haifa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (12) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most clean sheets (16) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most clean sheets (7) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (30) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (62) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+20) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+43) in Ligat ha'Al

  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 18 5 3 62 19 13 10 2 1 32 9 13 8 3 2 30 10 43 59
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 16 7 3 39 17 13 8 3 2 23 10 13 8 4 1 16 7 22 55
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 26 16 5 5 48 31 13 7 5 1 19 10 13 9 0 4 29 21 17 53
4 Bnei Sakhnin 26 12 6 8 28 29 13 7 2 4 15 17 13 5 4 4 13 12 -1 42
5 Maccabi Netanya 26 10 10 6 34 27 13 6 4 3 17 12 13 4 6 3 17 15 7 40
6 Hapoel Tel Aviv 26 10 8 8 36 31 13 4 4 5 16 20 13 6 4 3 20 11 5 38
7 Hapoel Hadera 26 9 9 8 22 28 13 5 4 4 11 14 13 4 5 4 11 14 -6 36
8 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 26 9 6 11 29 32 13 5 3 5 14 15 13 4 3 6 15 17 -3 33
9 Hapoel Haifa 26 8 6 12 33 37 13 5 3 5 19 15 13 3 3 7 14 22 -4 30
10 Ashdod 26 8 3 15 28 44 13 3 2 8 17 25 13 5 1 7 11 19 -16 27
11 Hapoel Katamon 26 5 8 13 19 35 13 4 3 6 12 17 13 1 5 7 7 18 -16 23
12 Beitar Jerusalem 26 5 7 14 23 36 13 3 5 5 11 14 13 2 2 9 12 22 -13 22
13 Maccabi Petah Tikva 26 5 6 15 27 37 13 3 4 6 14 17 13 2 2 9 13 20 -10 21
14 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 26 4 8 14 20 45 13 3 3 7 11 22 13 1 5 7 9 23 -25 20