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Competition: Israel Ligat ha'Al
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Netanya Stadium (24000 seats)

Ligat ha'Al: Two squads in reasonably good shape get together for this match. Maccabi Haifa could have a wee edge with their 2nd spot in the table?

Insights:
  • Maccabi Netanya have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (49) in Ligat ha'Al

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Maccabi Netanya form and stats

4 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Maccabi Netanya have to build on here at Netanya Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al.

Maccabi Netanya drew their last game, 2-2 away at Maccabi Tel Aviv (placed 3rd).

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Bnei Sakhnin.

Maccabi Netanya has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches.

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Maccabi Haifa form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Ligat ha'Al. Maccabi Haifa have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Maccabi's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hapoel Katamon that finished 1-1.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Maccabi Haifa manager Bakhar as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Hapoel Hadera.

Maccabi Haifa are a potent attacking force on the road with their 26 goals in 9 league games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before in this season, with the final score Maccabi Haifa - Maccabi Netanya 2-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi Netanya one win, one draw and Maccabi Haifa eight victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Maccabi HaifaO. Atzili
O. Atzili
12 goals
Maccabi HaifaD. David
D. David
10 goals
Maccabi HaifaD. Haziza
D. Haziza
7 goals

Maccabi Netanya missing players

Maccabi Haifa missing players

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Haifa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 10 3 Played P 2 9 19
6 4 1 Won W 0 6 14
7 3 2 Drew D 2 2 3
6 3 0 Lost L 0 1 2
21 11 6 Scored S 2 26 49
21 10 4 Conceded C 2 7 15
89% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 89% 95%
68% 60% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 89% 89%
32% 20% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 89% 74%
21% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 67% 47%
5% 10% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 21%
53% 40% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 58%
32% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 44% 42%
26% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 11% 5%
 
5.3 4 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 6.2 6.7
3.7 3.4 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.1 3.4
3.4 3.2 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.7 2
6 6 2 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
11.6 10.5 8.7 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 10.8 11.5
4.7 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 5.1 5.6
23% 23% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 57% 46%
 
7.6 7 9.3 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 5.7 6.6
3.5 3.5 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 2.7 2.9
Key stats in Ligat ha'Al this season:
  • Maccabi Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Maccabi Haifa have scored more than double the goals of Maccabi Netanya.
  • Maccabi Haifa have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (26) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (49) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+19) away in Ligat ha'Al
  • Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+34) in Ligat ha'Al
  • 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 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 20 14 4 2 32 13 10 7 2 1 20 8 10 7 2 1 12 5 19 46
2 Maccabi Haifa 19 14 3 2 49 15 10 8 1 1 23 8 9 6 2 1 26 7 34 45
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv 20 10 5 5 34 27 10 4 5 1 13 9 10 6 0 4 21 18 7 35
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 19 9 6 4 30 21 9 4 2 3 11 13 10 5 4 1 19 8 9 33
5 Hapoel Haifa 19 7 5 7 25 26 9 4 2 3 12 10 10 3 3 4 13 16 -1 26
6 Ashdod 20 8 2 10 23 26 10 3 1 6 12 17 10 5 1 4 11 9 -3 26
7 Hapoel Hadera 19 6 8 5 17 20 9 3 4 2 8 8 10 3 4 3 9 12 -3 26
8 Maccabi Netanya 19 6 7 6 21 21 10 4 3 3 11 10 9 2 4 3 10 11 0 25
9 Ironi Kiryat Shmona 19 7 4 8 24 26 9 3 2 4 10 13 10 4 2 4 14 13 -2 25
10 Bnei Sakhnin 19 7 4 8 20 27 10 4 2 4 11 17 9 3 2 4 9 10 -7 25
11 Beitar Jerusalem 19 4 5 10 18 24 9 2 3 4 8 11 10 2 2 6 10 13 -6 17
12 Hapoel Katamon 20 3 7 10 14 28 11 3 3 5 10 16 9 0 4 5 4 12 -14 16
13 Hapoel Nazareth Illit 19 3 5 11 17 36 9 2 2 5 8 16 10 1 3 6 8 20 -19 14
14 Maccabi Petah Tikva 19 2 5 12 14 28 10 2 3 5 10 14 9 0 2 7 4 13 -14 11