Maccabi Haifa perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Ashdod can look both up and down from their 8th position.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi Haifa nor Ashdod as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Overall Ligat ha'Al stats at home this season for Maccabi Haifa, who have the most scored goals (24) in Ligat ha'Al, are 4-1-0 (wins-draw-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Maccabi Haifa has won four games in a row. The Bnei Yehuda match was the last time out without a victory.
Maccabi Haifa are returning here after visiting Hapoel Hadera in a Ligat ha'Al game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Beitar Jerusalem.
Maccabi Haifa are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Sammy Ofer Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 13 goals in 5 matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Ashdod form and stats
Playing away, Ashdod have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season.
Ashdod have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 202 minutes ago. S. Azulai was the goal scorer.
Ashdod's last game was the home draw against Hapoel Kfar Saba (0-0). A 0-2 defeat away at Bnei Yehuda before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Beitar Jerusalem in just four days.
Ashdod are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Ashdod have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 5 Maccabi Haifa victories, 2 draws and 3 Ashdod wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 7 goals |  T. Chery 5 goals |  D. Haziza 4 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Ashdod missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Ashdod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 91% |
| 82% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 82% |
| 64% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 18% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 9% |
| 36% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 64% |
| 55% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 6.8 | 6.2 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 3.1 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 148 | 82 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 48 | 104 |
| 74 | 42 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 23 | 53 |
| 32% | 31% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 25% |
- All of Ashdod's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Maccabi Haifa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ashdod have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Ashdod have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ashdod haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Maccabi Haifa has the fewest matches under the total-line (3)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most matches over the total-line (8)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most points from losing position (9)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals (13) at home
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals (24)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals in the second half (17)
- Maccabi Haifa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ashdod have scored away.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Maccabi Haifa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Tel Aviv | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 26 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Bnei Yehuda | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Ashdod | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 8 |
| 13 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 7 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 7 |