Lots to play for in this fixture, with Maccabi Haifa in 1st and Maccabi Tel Aviv placed 3rd. Here's all you need to know!
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (62) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Ligat ha'Al
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sammy Ofer Stadium as Maccabi Haifa have scored 32 goals to get 32 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Ligat ha'Al are 10-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Maccabi tasted defeat here at Sammy Ofer Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.
In their previous game, the manager Bakhar led his Maccabi Haifa to a defeat away at Hapoel Be'er Sheva. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
Before that match, a win away at Hapoel Tel Aviv.Goals decide football matches and Maccabi are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 13 league matches. Maccabi Haifa have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Maccabi Tel Aviv have an excellent away record in the Ligat ha'Al so far with 9-0-4 from 13 games. Maccabi Tel Aviv has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Impressive finishing from Gluh and Perica secured the home win 2-1 against Maccabi Netanya in their previous game. Gluh came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Maccabi Netanya last time out, making the manager Krstajić feel like a tactical genius.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bnei Sakhnin wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Maccabi are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Maccabi Tel Aviv have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The newest registered history featuring both these squads is the Maccabi Tel Aviv - Maccabi Haifa 1-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Maccabi victory, four draws and five Maccabi Tel Aviv wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 19 goals | D. David 15 goals |   S. Perica 13 goals |
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| Maccabi Haifa | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 33 |
| 22 | 13 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 71 | 38 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 30 | 57 |
| 24 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | 36 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 82% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 82% |
| 55% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 69% | 52% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 56% | 36% |
| 15% | 19% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 19% | 12% |
| 45% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 75% | 64% |
| 48% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 6% | 24% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 19% | 15% |
| 6.8 | 6.9 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.7 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 1.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.5 | 13.3 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| 5.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 39% | 36% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 7% | 38% | 36% |
| 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.6 | 7.5 |
| 3.1 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
- 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 the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most clean sheets (16) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most points (32) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (32) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (62) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the first half (36) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the second half (35) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+23) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+43) 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.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 Haifa | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 43 | 59 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 53 |
| 4 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 42 |
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 36 |
| 8 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 27 |
| 11 | Hapoel Katamon | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 23 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 22 |
| 13 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -10 | 21 |
| 14 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -25 | 20 |
