Boasting a 4 point advantage in the league standings, Maccabi Netanya regulars hope to see their adored players earn full points from this game against Sektzia Nes Tziona.
Both teams have had enough days rest since their previous game. Let's wish for an animated fixture!
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Maccabi Netanya have played 9 Ligat ha'Al games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Maccabi Netanya shared the glory with Hapoel Be'er Sheva in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
A 0-0 result against Hapoel Be'er Sheva before that, played at home in the Toto Cup.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Maccabi Netanya as they have a new game in only three days, a State Cup match thankfully also at home. Maccabi Haifa are visiting.
10 goals have been conceded.
Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sektzia Nes Tziona so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-4 (win-draw-lose).
Sektzia's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Bnei Sakhnin that finished 0-0.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Hapoel Tel Aviv.A tale of few goals? 11 of this side's most recent 14 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sektzia Nes Tziona have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other previously this season, with the match result Sektzia Nes Tziona - Maccabi Netanya 1-1 registered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - one - three (Maccabi wins - draws - Sektzia Nes Tziona wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Zlatanović 10 goals |  L. Kutalia 6 goals | A. Buzaglo 5 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Sektzia Nes Tziona missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Sektzia Nes Tziona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 32 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 84% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 89% |
| 74% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 70% | 79% |
| 47% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 30% | 32% |
| 32% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 26% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 21% |
| 53% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 60% | 47% |
| 26% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 21% |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 42% |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 4.8 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 11.1 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| 23% | 23% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 34% | 38% |
| 9.5 | 7.2 | 4.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 13.7 | 13.2 |
| 4.7 | 3.4 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 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 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 48 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 37 | 43 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 39 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 21 |
| 10 | Bnei Sakhnin | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 18 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 13 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 15 |
