This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligat ha'Al, Ironi Kiryat Shmona holding 14th place and Sektzia Nes Tziona lying 13th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
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 Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Sektzia Nes Tziona.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligat ha'Al this season. Ironi Kiryat Shmona have only managed 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Ironi Kiryat Shmona with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Hapoel Ra'anana game, 42 days ago, have they avoided a loss. The Ironi Kiryat Shmona manager K. Refua might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 315 minutes without scoring a league goal. O. Lako was the last player to find the net.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona lost their last game at Maccabi Netanya (placed 8th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona lost 0-1 at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Ironi Kiryat Shmona's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most conceded goals (22) in Ligat ha'Al, on their Ligat ha'Al travels is 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat. It's been quite a sequence of draws for Sektzia Nes Tziona when traveling as their last four away games have all ended all square. Not since the Maccabi Netanya match has the points been distributed unevenly.
The manager A. Turgeman was unhappy after their last game, a Ligat ha'Al match played at their home ground Nes Tziona Stadium. Sektzia Nes Tziona suffered a 1-2 loss to Hapoel Haifa (placed 6th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Hapoel Ra'anana that ended 0-0.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sektzia Nes Tziona as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Sektzia Nes Tziona have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Ironi Kiryat Shmona-Sektzia Nes Tziona H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Ironi Kiryat Shmona 0 wins, Sektzia Nes Tziona 1 win, 1 draw. 1 of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Maâzou 4 goals |   C. Sheridan 3 goals |  R. Stein 2 goals |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Sektzia Nes Tziona missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Sektzia Nes Tziona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 19 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 92% |
| 75% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 83% |
| 50% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 58% |
| 17% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 50% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 8% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 50% |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 103 | 47 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 30 | 83 |
| 35 | 20 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 12 | 35 |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 26% |
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the most conceded goals (22)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the most conceded goals in the first half (11)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the the worst goal difference (-13)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have yet to win a game away.
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 27 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 9 | Ashdod | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 10 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 8 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -13 | 8 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 7 |