Maccabi Haifa perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Hapoel Tel Aviv can look both up and down from their 5th position.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi Haifa nor Hapoel Tel Aviv 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
20 points is a decent return from 10 Ligat ha'Al games here at Sammy Ofer Stadium for Maccabi Haifa, who have the most scored goals (46) in Ligat ha'Al,. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
The Maccabi Haifa crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Hapoel Kfar Saba here at Sammy Ofer Stadium in a Ligat ha'Al match. A strong away win before that one, visiting Bnei Yehuda and winning 3-1.
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 10 matches. Maccabi Haifa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligat ha'Al travels is 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. It’s been three wins in a row for Hapoel Tel Aviv on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Hapoel Tel Aviv failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligat ha'Al home match vs Hapoel Haifa (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Hapoel Kfar Saba with the score of 2-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Hapoel Tel Aviv are hosting Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Ligat ha'Al only four days away.
Hapoel Tel Aviv have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Hapoel Tel Aviv have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Hapoel Tel Aviv - Maccabi Haifa 1-2 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Maccabi Haifa, three draws and zero wins for Hapoel Tel Aviv. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 14 goals |  Y. Ashkenazi 7 goals |  T. Chery 6 goals |
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| Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 46 | 26 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 17 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 27 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 81% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 62% |
| 62% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 70% | 52% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 14% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 43% |
| 52% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 30% | 38% |
| 7.6 | 8.6 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 273 | 154 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 102 | 205 |
| 133 | 72 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 42 | 78 |
| 35% | 36% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 24% |
- Hapoel Tel Aviv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Maccabi Haifa has the fewest matches under the total-line (7)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most matches over the total-line (14)
- 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 (46)
- Maccabi Haifa has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- Maccabi Haifa has the the best goal difference (+13) at home
- 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 more than double the goals of Hapoel Tel Aviv.
- 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 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 33 | 51 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 29 | 46 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 40 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 29 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 28 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -11 | 20 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 16 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -20 | 15 |