The Ligat ha'Al league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Bnei Yehuda are placed 5th and 2nd respectively.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
Ironi Kiryat Shmona are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Ligat ha'Al games here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium. Kiryat have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A good away victory last time out for Kiryat, who won 1-0 against Maccabi Petah Tikva (placed 4th). Before that, Kiryat drew at home versus Hapoel Hadera.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Kiryat, as the Ligat ha'Al home game vs Hapoel Tel Aviv is only three days away.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Ironi Kiryat Shmona at home in the league. 2 on target and 2 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Bnei Yehuda form and stats
Bnei Yehuda, who have the most clean sheets (3) in Ligat ha'Al, are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Bnei Yehuda goalkeeper Omer Ya'akov Niron is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Impressive finishing from N. Zrihan secured the home win 1-0 against Beitar Jerusalem in their previous game. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Ashdod.
The schedule is very tough for Yehuda now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Ligat ha'Al game at Hapoel Haifa is waiting in only three days.
It's early days yet, but Bnei Yehuda has scored 4 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Kiryat, zero draws and five wins for Bnei Yehuda. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Palhano Soares 3 goals |  A. Zaneti 2 goals | G. Ben Lulu 1 goals |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Bnei Yehuda missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Bnei Yehuda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 40% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 8 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 | 27 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 20 | 36 |
| 18 | 12 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 28% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 33% | 35% |
- Bnei Yehuda has the most clean sheets (3) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Yehuda has the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Ligat ha'Al
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Last season | Bnei Yehuda | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 16 | Played | P | 16 | 33 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 22 | 40 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Conceded | C | 10 | 30 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 81% | 82% | ||
| 67% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 61% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 42% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 19% | 18% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 27% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 56% | 45% | ||
| 42% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 288 | 143 | Total Shots | T S | 123 | 281 | ||
| 107 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 111 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Bnei Yehuda | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 13 | Hapoel Hadera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| 14 | Bnei Sakhnin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 1 |