Football preview: Home crowd has big expectations when Maccabi Haifa host Ashdod

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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Competition: Mon 07.February
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sammy Ofer Stadium (30874 seats)

The hosts, Maccabi Haifa, should be the favourites in this match, but Ashdod have proven both know-how and heroism. Read more about the fixture!

Insights:
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (50) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have scored more than double the goals of Ashdod.

This has all the signs of an entertaining game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!

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Maccabi Haifa form and stats

Maccabi Haifa have been outstanding at home so far in the Ligat ha'Al with 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Maccabi haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Hapoel Be'er Sheva, 127 days ago.

1-1 away at Maccabi Netanya before that.

Maccabi Haifa can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 23 times. Maccabi Haifa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sammy Ofer Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.

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Ashdod form and stats

Playing away, Ashdod have won 5 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season.

Ashdod might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Maccabi Tel Aviv proved too strong as Ashdod slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Yud-Alef Stadium.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Bnei Sakhnin.

Ashdod are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Ashdod are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This happened when the participants played each other previously this season; Ashdod - Maccabi Haifa 2-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Maccabi Haifa victories, two draws and two Ashdod wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Maccabi HaifaO. Atzili
O. Atzili
13 goals
Maccabi HaifaD. David
D. David
10 goals
Maccabi HaifaD. Haziza
D. Haziza
7 goals

Maccabi Haifa missing players

Ashdod missing players

Maccabi Haifa Ashdod
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 3 10 20
14 8 4 Won W 1 5 8
4 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
2 1 0 Lost L 1 4 10
50 23 10 Scored S 4 11 23
16 8 2 Conceded C 3 9 26
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
90% 90% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 75%
70% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 30% 45%
45% 30% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
20% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
60% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 40% 45%
40% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 40%
5% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 15%
 
6.5 7.1 8.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.2 4.5
3.5 2.8 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.6 4.5
2.2 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.4 2.2
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.4 12.2 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 9.4 8.7
5.5 6.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.9 3.1
46% 38% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 28% 37%
 
6.8 7.5 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8.7 7.3
3 3.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.7 3.4 2.9
Key stats in Ligat ha'Al this season:
  • Ashdod have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Ashdod haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Maccabi Haifa have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Maccabi Haifa have scored more than double the goals of Ashdod.
  • Maccabi Haifa have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most points (25) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (23) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (50) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+34) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • 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 Haifa 20 14 4 2 50 16 10 8 1 1 23 8 10 6 3 1 27 8 34 46
2 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 21 14 4 3 32 14 11 7 2 2 20 9 10 7 2 1 12 5 18 46
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 21 11 5 5 35 27 11 5 5 1 14 9 10 6 0 4 21 18 8 38
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 21 9 6 6 30 23 10 4 2 4 11 14 11 5 4 2 19 9 7 33
5 Hapoel Hadera 21 8 8 5 19 20 10 4 4 2 9 8 11 4 4 3 10 12 -1 32
6 Bnei Sakhnin 21 9 4 8 22 27 11 5 2 4 12 17 10 4 2 4 10 10 -5 31
7 Hapoel Haifa 21 8 5 8 30 28 10 5 2 3 17 11 11 3 3 5 13 17 2 29
8 Maccabi Netanya 21 7 8 6 23 22 11 4 4 3 12 11 10 3 4 3 11 11 1 29
9 Ashdod 20 8 2 10 23 26 10 3 1 6 12 17 10 5 1 4 11 9 -3 26
10 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 21 7 4 10 24 28 10 3 2 5 10 14 11 4 2 5 14 14 -4 25
11 Beitar Jerusalem 21 4 6 11 19 29 10 2 4 4 8 11 11 2 2 7 11 18 -10 18
12 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 21 4 6 11 17 36 10 3 2 5 9 16 11 1 4 6 8 20 -19 18
13 Hapoel Katamon 21 3 7 11 15 31 11 3 3 5 10 16 10 0 4 6 5 15 -16 16
14 Maccabi Petah Tikva 21 3 5 13 17 29 11 3 3 5 13 15 10 0 2 8 4 14 -12 14