The league table in Ligat ha'Al tells a story about these teams so far, with Maccabi Haifa leading Hapoel Kfar Saba by 26 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sammy Ofer Stadium as Maccabi Haifa, who have the most scored goals (43) in Ligat ha'Al, have scored 26 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Ligat ha'Al are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Josh Cohen not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
A nice win for Maccabi Haifa last time playing, versus Sektzia Nes Tziona. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0 with Arad Ofri, Yarden Shua, Trent Sainsbury and Nikita Rukavytsya scoring for the victors. Before that match, a State Cup win away at Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.
As mentioned above, Maccabi Haifa "killed" Sektzia Nes Tziona in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Maccabi Haifa home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.
Maccabi Haifa are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Sammy Ofer Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 26 goals in 9 matches. Maccabi Haifa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Kfar Saba form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligat ha'Al matches, Hapoel Kfar Saba have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Ligat ha'Al home defeat versus Hapoel Tel Aviv with 1-2 on the scoreboard. A 0-1 loss hosting Bnei Yehuda before that.
You'll want to know how Hapoel Kfar Saba managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found two similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 1 draw and 1 home win.
After this away game Hapoel Kfar Saba return home for a Ligat ha'Al game against Beitar Jerusalem. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Hapoel Kfar Saba find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Hapoel Kfar Saba have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Hapoel Kfar Saba - Maccabi Haifa 0-3 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 6 - 1 - 3 (Maccabi Haifa wins - draws - Hapoel Kfar Saba wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 13 goals |  Y. Ashkenazi 6 goals |  T. Chery 6 goals |
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| Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 43 | 26 | 13 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| 15 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 84% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 63% | 78% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 26% | 56% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 15% |
| 16% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 37% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| 58% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 30% | 50% |
| 7.7 | 8.4 | 12.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 250 | 141 | 72 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 80 | 157 |
| 122 | 66 | 35 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 32 | 65 |
| 35% | 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 22% |
- All of Maccabi Haifa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hapoel Kfar Saba is in the worst form (1-0-5)
- Maccabi Haifa has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most matches over the total-line (13)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most points from losing position (10)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals (26) at home
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals (43)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals in the second half (33)
- Maccabi Haifa has the the best goal difference (+14) at home
- Maccabi Haifa have created more than twice as many corners as Hapoel Kfar Saba.
- Maccabi Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 Hapoel Kfar Saba.
- 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 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 33 | 50 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 29 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 25 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -12 | 17 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 15 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 15 |