Maccabi Haifa are considered as expected winners of this home fixture versus Ironi Kiryat Shmona, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (14) in Ligat ha'Al
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
The hosts Maccabi saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa Conference League. That game was an away game at Slavia Praha, so at least Maccabi are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Maccabi Haifa have to build on here at Sammy Ofer Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al.
Maccabi are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Slavia Praha. Rami Gershon, defender, was given a rating of 7.24/10 in that game, top of the team. Gershon won 9 of 10 duels.
A 2-2 draw away in the Ligat ha'Al before that, with Ashdod the opponent.Maccabi are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found twelve matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won eleven, drew one and lost zero.
The Maccabi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Maccabi are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sammy Ofer Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Ironi Kiryat Shmona playing as the away team in the Ligat ha'Al this season.
The manager A. Nussbaum was unhappy after their last game, a Ligat ha'Al match played at their home ground Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium. Kiryat suffered a 1-3 loss to Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 8th).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Bnei Sakhnin with the score of 3-0.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Ironi Kiryat Shmona played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected four times.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Maccabi Haifa-Ironi Kiryat Shmona H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Maccabi eight wins, Ironi Kiryat Shmona zero wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 4 goals | D. Haziza 3 goals | M. Jaber 2 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 62% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 38% |
| 6.5 | 7.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9.5 | 11.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
| 4.8 | 6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 37% | 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 23% |
| 8.4 | 8.8 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
- All of Maccabi Haifa's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (14) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the first half (8) 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 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Hapoel Haifa | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Maccabi Haifa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Ashdod | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 14 | Hapoel Katamon | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 6 |