There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Ligat ha'Al table so far. Here's the Maccabi Netanya - Hapoel Hadera latest:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Maccabi Netanya have collected 13 points from their Ligat ha'Al home games so far after 4-1-4. The Maccabi Netanya manager S. Drapić might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
In their previous game, the manager S. Drapić led his Maccabi Netanya to a defeat in the Ligat ha'Al match away at Beitar Jerusalem. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Afula Illit Stadium. Before that game, the home loss against Hapoel Be'er Sheva with the scoreline 1-2.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Maccabi Netanya have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.
The Maccabi Netanya fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 14 goals have been conceded.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligat ha'Al travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Hapoel Hadera failed to get anything from their last game, a Ligat ha'Al home match vs Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-3. Prior to that result Hapoel Hadera won their away game at Ironi Kiryat Shmona. The scoreline was 1-0.
Hapoel Hadera are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hapoel Hadera as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Hapoel Hadera have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Hapoel Hadera - Maccabi Netanya 1-0 earlier this season. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Maccabi Netanya, 3 draws and 1 win for Hapoel Hadera. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Top Goalscorers
  F. Bećiraj 6 goals |   L. Palhano Soares 5 goals |  E. Peretz 4 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Hapoel Hadera missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Hapoel Hadera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 26 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 84% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 84% |
| 63% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 37% |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 26% |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 53% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 193 | 100 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 53 | 117 |
| 69 | 40 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 22 | 50 |
| 28% | 32% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 36% |
- Hapoel Hadera have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- 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 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 26 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -3 | 24 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 24 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -11 | 17 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 15 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 14 |