Ligat ha'Al: The mid-table placements shows the journey Maccabi Netanya and Bnei Sakhnin have undertaken uptil now. Both participants are ready for the match; bring it on!
- Maccabi Netanya have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Bnei Sakhnin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the State Cup. That game was also an away game, at Hapoel Hadera. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Maccabi Netanya have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
The Maccabi Netanya fans got no joy from their last match, a State Cup game also here at Netanya Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Hapoel Be'er Sheva (after extra-time) (placed 2nd).
A 1-1 draw away in the Ligat ha'Al before that, with Hapoel Hadera the opponent.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Maccabi's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won one match, drawn two and lost zero.
Maccabi Netanya are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. On the other hand, Maccabi Netanya have conceded 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
Playing away, Bnei Sakhnin have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season.
Bnei Sakhnin are travelling again after losing away to Hapoel Hadera in their previous match (0-3).
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Hapoel Katamon in the Ligat ha'Al.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Bnei Sakhnin when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing zero times, drawing two and winning one game.
Sakhnin have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 9 goals have been scored. 9 goals have been conceded by Bnei Sakhnin in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Bnei Sakhnin - Maccabi Netanya 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - five - one (Maccabi Netanya wins - draws - Bnei Sakhnin wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Kayal 5 goals |  G. Melamed 5 goals |  P. Guiagon 4 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Bnei Sakhnin missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Bnei Sakhnin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 19 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 25 |
| 88% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 76% |
| 29% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 65% |
| 18% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 53% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 38% | 35% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 5.2 | 3.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 9.1 | 6.6 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.6 | 10 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6.6 | 7.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 24% | 26% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 45% | 33% |
| 7.6 | 7.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
- Bnei Sakhnin have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Maccabi Netanya have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 33 | 41 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Ashdod | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Hapoel Katamon | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 15 |
| 13 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -19 | 13 |
| 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 10 |
