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 - Maccabi Tel Aviv preview!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Europa League. That game, against Sivasspor, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
The hosts won their first Ligat ha'Al game here at Sammy Ofer Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Maccabi Haifa last season were 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from 5 games.
No payout for Maccabi in their previous match, an away game at Tottenham Hotspur that ended in defeat 2-7. Before that match, a win away at Rostov.
Maccabi were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
This is expected to be a close game, with Maccabi perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Maccabi Haifa as a small favourite), we find three games. Maccabi Haifa has won two of these, drawn zero and lost one.
Early season league goal statistics from Maccabi Haifa's 1 home game: 3 goals, 1 conceded.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Ligat ha'Al away game of the season. During their previous season 5 away games resulted in 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Maccabi Tel Aviv play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Sivasspor. A draw for Maccabi before that, at their own venue hosting Hapoel Be'er Sheva (0-0).
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Maccabi playing away and similar expectations, we found three relevant matches. Results were two Maccabi Tel Aviv wins, one draw and zero defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Europa League trip to Villarreal.
It's early days yet, but Maccabi Tel Aviv has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Maccabi Haifa won one game, one match ended with a draw and Maccabi Tel Aviv has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixMaccabi Haifa missing players
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.5 | 5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 27% |
| Maccabi Haifa | Last season | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Won | W | 14 | 26 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 73 | 41 | Scored | S | 33 | 63 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | ||
| 92% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 86% | ||
| 78% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | ||
| 61% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | ||
| 33% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 8% | ||
| 14% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 3% | ||
| 42% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 17% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 78% | 81% | ||
| 22% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 17% | ||
| 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 | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 453 | 260 | Total Shots | T S | 179 | 380 | ||
| 214 | 116 | Shots on Target | S O | 80 | 170 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 37% | ||
| 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 Netanya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | Maccabi Haifa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Ashdod | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -10 | 0 |
| 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 |