It's still early in the Ligat ha'Al season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Maccabi Haifa - Ashdod preview!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Only two Ligat ha'Al home games for Maccabi Haifa so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.
The spoils were shared in Maccabi's previous game, also at home. Visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 10th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tottenham Hotspur (2-7).
Opportunity lost for Maccabi in the Maccabi Tel Aviv match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
Maccabi Haifa has scored 5 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Ashdod form and stats
Ashdod are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
There might be some fixture complaints from Ashdod as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Ligat ha'Al match against Bnei Yehuda (0-1). Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Maccabi Petah Tikva.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Ashdod has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Maccabi won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Ashdod has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 5 goals |  T. Chery 1 goals |  Y. Wildschut 1 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Ashdod missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Ashdod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 25 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 19 | 15 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 37% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 21% |
- Ashdod has the most matches under the total-line (4) in Ligat ha'Al
| Maccabi Haifa | Last season | Ashdod | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 16 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 73 | 41 | Scored | S | 24 | 48 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 27 | 47 | ||
| 92% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 78% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 79% | ||
| 61% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 33% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 33% | ||
| 14% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | ||
| 42% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 56% | 55% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 21% | ||
| 22% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 453 | 260 | Total Shots | T S | 156 | 336 | ||
| 214 | 116 | Shots on Target | S O | 67 | 150 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | ||
| 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 Petah Tikva | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Bnei Yehuda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hapoel Hadera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Hapoel Haifa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Bnei Sakhnin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 87 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 73 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 59 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 55 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 48 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 47 |