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- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Tel Aviv have the fewest points (7) away in Ligat ha'Al
This looks to be an appealing match with lots of action and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
Ironi Kiryat Shmona's results here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al have been very modest with 0 victories, 8 draws and 3 defeats. With eleven home Ligat ha'Al games in a row without a win, the Kiryat fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
Stress levels are on the rise for Ironi Kiryat Shmona's attacking players as they have now played 198 minutes without scoring in a league game. Shaker was their last goal scorer.
Kiryat lost their last game at Maccabi Haifa (placed 1st) after a 0-2 scoreline.
Before that game, the home loss against Beitar Jerusalem with the scoreline 0-3.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ironi Kiryat Shmona have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4.
Low on goals? In this club's last 12 league matches, 9 have had two goals or less.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded. Kiryat has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Hapoel Tel Aviv so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-6 (win-draw-lose). Sharing is caring, but Hapoel Tel Aviv are perhaps overdoing it with their five draws in a row.
Aviv played 0-0 against Hapoel Hadera in their previous match.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Maccabi Bnei Raina.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Hapoel Tel Aviv in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Hapoel Tel Aviv, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Few goals? 5 league matches in a row with this side have had less than three (under 2.5) goals.
The attacking power of Hapoel Tel Aviv when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Hapoel Tel Aviv manager Silbas has some worries about the defense as 23 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Tel Aviv have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when facing Kiryat.Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Hapoel Tel Aviv have played each other previously this season: Hapoel Tel Aviv - Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2-1. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ožbolt 8 goals |   I. Shviro 7 goals | M. Shaker 6 goals |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Hapoel Tel Aviv missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 21 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 33 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 23 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 82% |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 77% |
| 27% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | 41% |
| 18% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 9% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 23% |
| 64% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 36% | 50% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 27% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 55% | 41% |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 10 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 9.8 | 9.5 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 26% | 28% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 20% | 27% |
| 12 | 12.6 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
- All of Ironi Kiryat Shmona's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv have the fewest points (7) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Tel Aviv have the most conceded goals (23) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Tel Aviv have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have the fewest points (8) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have yet to win a game at home.
- 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 | Maccabi Haifa | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 53 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 28 | 49 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 45 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 22 | -5 | 30 |
| 6 | Hapoel Katamon | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Ashdod | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 26 |
| 10 | Bnei Sakhnin | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -15 | 21 |
| 12 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 13 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 17 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -17 | 17 |
