Season ticket holders at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Ironi Kiryat Shmona languishing in the 12th position so far. The guesting Hapoel Haifa will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Ligat ha'Al game only three days ago. That game, against Hapoel Tel Aviv, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Hapoel Haifa.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 6 defeats. That’s what Ironi Kiryat Shmona have to build on here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al.
An away draw last time out for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, facing Hapoel Ra'anana in a game that ended 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
The hometeam coach K. Refua made a successful contribution in the game against Hapoel Ra'anana, bringing on Muhamad Shaker who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona are traveling soon after this match as the Ligat ha'Al match at Hapoel Tel Aviv awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ironi Kiryat Shmona here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 11 games). Ironi Kiryat Shmona's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligat ha'Al matches, Hapoel Haifa have produced an overall stat of 4-2-4 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Hapoel Haifa, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Hapoel Tel Aviv (placed 5th) in the Ligat ha'Al last time out. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Hapoel Ra'anana.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Maccabi Tel Aviv in just four days.
The attacking power of Hapoel Haifa when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. Hapoel Haifa have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Hapoel Haifa - Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ironi Kiryat Shmona two wins, three draws and Hapoel Haifa five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Sheridan 5 goals |   G. Arel 4 goals |  N. Zamir 4 goals |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Hapoel Haifa missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Hapoel Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 27 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 90% |
| 67% | 55% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 71% |
| 48% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 30% | 52% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 48% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 19% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 38% |
| 38% | 45% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 183 | 98 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 79 | 169 |
| 67 | 40 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 28 | 58 |
| 30% | 22% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | 36% |
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 33 | 51 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 46 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 40 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 29 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 28 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 16 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -20 | 15 |