Pay more attention to their own tactics or adapt for the opposition? Both Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Sektzia Nes Tziona must try something separate than in earlier matches. Read more!
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Ligat ha'Al
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
With 0 Ligat ha'Al wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Ironi Kiryat Shmona are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home Ligat ha'Al games in a row without a win, the Ironi Kiryat Shmona fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 182 minutes without scoring a league goal. Harrell was the last player to find the net.
The home club members witnessed a 1-1 draw vs Maccabi Netanya in the State Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Before that game, a strong away win at Beitar Jerusalem. A Toto Cup game. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ironi Kiryat Shmona have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 1 time, drawn 7 and lost 1.
Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 12 latest league matches shows that 9 of them had goals from both sides.
10 goals have been conceded. Ironi Kiryat Shmona has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sektzia Nes Tziona so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose). The last three matches for Sektzia have all ended in a draw.
Two away games in a row for Sektzia Nes Tziona, whose coach Berckovich could celebrate last time after the State Cup win against Hapoel Acre.
Before that, the victory at home hosting Hapoel Haifa in the Toto Cup (5-4). Sektzia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sektzia Nes Tziona have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Sektzia Nes Tziona have faced off previously this season: Sektzia Nes Tziona - Kiryat 0-2. Numbers for the former six meetings involving these two squads are: three wins for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, one draw and two wins for Sektzia Nes Tziona. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Shviro 6 goals |  L. Kutalia 4 goals | A. Buzaglo 3 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 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 77% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 23% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 69% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 46% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 29% | 15% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 46% |
| 4.5 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.1 | 6.2 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9.2 | 8.6 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.1 | 8.2 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 26% | 25% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 18% | 30% |
| 10.5 | 10.9 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 15.4 | 14.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
- All of Ironi Kiryat Shmona's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona have the fewest clean sheets (1) 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.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 29 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
