It's still early in the Ligat ha'Al season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Maccabi Netanya - Hapoel Haifa preview!
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.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Perfect Ligat ha'Al season at home so far for Maccabi Netanya, who have the most scored goals (12) in Ligat ha'Al, 2 wins from 2 appearances.
The Maccabi goalkeeper Daniel Amos is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 198 minutes without conceding a goal in the Ligat ha'Al.
A nice win for Maccabi last time playing, versus Hapoel Kfar Saba. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with O. Gandelman, Y. Malede and H. Ezra scoring for the victors. Before that game, the 7-0 home victory against Bnei Sakhnin.
The 3-0 win against Hapoel Kfar Saba was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
Early season league goal statistics from Maccabi Netanya's 2 home games: 10 goals, 0 conceded.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
The Ligat ha'Al season is young and Hapoel Haifa, who have the fewest scored goals (1) in Ligat ha'Al, have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Hapoel Haifa play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to Maccabi Petah Tikva (placed 1st). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Hapoel Haifa have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Maccabi victories, two draws and four Hapoel Haifa wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Malede 5 goals |  H. Ezra 1 goals | O. Gandelman 1 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Hapoel Haifa missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Hapoel Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 10 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 26 | 39 |
| 21 | 14 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 57% | 71% | 78% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 11% | 7% |
- Hapoel Haifa has the fewest scored goals (1) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Netanya has the most scored goals (10) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Netanya has the most scored goals (12) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Netanya has the most scored goals in the first half (7) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Netanya has the most scored goals in the second half (5) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Netanya has the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Netanya has the the best goal difference (+9) in Ligat ha'Al
| Maccabi Netanya | Last season | Hapoel Haifa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Conceded | C | 20 | 46 | ||
| 85% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 86% | ||
| 61% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 52% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 50% | ||
| 27% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 19% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 36% | 35% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 39% | ||
| 30% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 39% | 39% | ||
| 48% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 44% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 318 | 169 | Total Shots | T S | 142 | 295 | ||
| 120 | 69 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 118 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 33% | ||
| 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 Petah Tikva | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Bnei Yehuda | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Hapoel Hadera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Hapoel Haifa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Bnei Sakhnin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bnei Yehuda | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 49 |
| 2 | Ashdod | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 41 |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 40 |
| 4 | Hapoel Hadera | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 40 |
| 5 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 38 |
| 6 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 32 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 17 |