Ligat ha'Al: First-class versus below average, at least according to the table. Maccabi Netanya - Hapoel Hadera. Home win or a surprise?
- Maccabi Netanya is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Hadera have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Both squads have had time to rest since their last game. Let's agree to expect an energetic match!
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
The story so far in the Ligat ha'Al for Maccabi Netanya at their home stadium (Netanya Stadium) is 6 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Maccabi Netanya are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
A strong away win for Maccabi Netanya against Maccabi Bnei Raina the last match, as Bilenkiy and Twumasi were on target. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Kozuch when Bilenkiy scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.
Before that, Maccabi had a home game versus Maccabi Tel Aviv which ended with a victory 2-1.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 Netanya's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 2 matches, drawn 3 and lost 0.
Maccabi are traveling soon after this match as the State Cup match at Maccabi Haifa awaits in three days.
Maccabi Netanya has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
3-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Hapoel Hadera in their Ligat ha'Al matches away.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Bnei Sakhnin with 1-3 on the scoreboard. That loss was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points.
Before that, Hapoel Hadera travelled to Hapoel Tel Aviv and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Hapoel Hadera playing away, we found 6 games. Results were 3 away wins, 2 draws and 1 home win.
Hapoel Hadera find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Hadera rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 18 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Hapoel Hadera has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Hadera have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) against Maccabi.Hapoel Hadera - Maccabi Netanya 3-1 was the output when these two participants formerly met, earlier this season. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Zlatanović 10 goals |  P. Twumasi 5 goals | L. Rotman 5 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Hapoel Hadera missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Hapoel Hadera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 23 |
| 34 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | 36 |
| 87% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 83% |
| 78% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 78% |
| 52% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 48% |
| 26% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 13% |
| 52% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 52% |
| 30% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 30% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 45% | 43% |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.7 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12.5 | 11.6 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 26% | 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 35% |
| 9.1 | 7.5 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 11.2 | 11.6 |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
- Hapoel Hadera have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Netanya is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligat ha'Al
| 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 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 53 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 27 | 49 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 49 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 37 | 48 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 33 |
| 5 | Hapoel Katamon | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 32 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 7 | Ashdod | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 26 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -14 | 24 |
| 12 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | -19 | 18 |
| 13 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 23 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 17 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -18 | 17 |
