This could be an interesting match as Maccabi Netanya have their presumed home advantage while Hapoel Be'er Sheva are ahead 8 points in the Ligat ha'Al table.
Maccabi Netanya have less rest than Hapoel Be'er Sheva in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ligat ha'Al game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Ashdod, so at least Maccabi Netanya are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
5-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Maccabi Netanya so far this season.
Maccabi Netanya are confident in defense, having played 197 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home team returns to Winner Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Ashdod (placed 10th) on their last time out; the Ligat ha'Al game ended 0-0. Before that, Maccabi Netanya had a home game versus Hapoel Hadera which ended with a victory 1-0.
There will be little rest for Maccabi Netanya after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Ra'anana for a Ligat ha'Al game in only three days.
The Maccabi Netanya fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. Maccabi Netanya have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligat ha'Al.
There were no winners in Hapoel Be'er Sheva's previous match, a Ligat ha'Al home game that ended 1-1 vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 1st). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sektzia Nes Tziona in just four days.
The attacking power of Hapoel Be'er Sheva when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Hapoel Be'er Sheva - Maccabi Netanya 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - two - six (Maccabi Netanya wins - draws - Hapoel Be'er Sheva wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Sahar 9 goals |  N. Hasselbaink 7 goals |   F. Bećiraj 6 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 20 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 26 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 90% |
| 57% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 62% |
| 48% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 43% |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 52% | 30% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 29% |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 207 | 107 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 99 | 242 |
| 77 | 45 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 42 | 98 |
| 26% | 31% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 21% | 26% |
- Maccabi Netanya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Netanya 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 |