Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Maccabi Petah Tikva - Bnei Yehuda!
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bnei Yehuda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva have collected 9 points from their Ligat ha'Al home games so far after 3-0-1.
Maccabi Petah Tikva's previous game was a Ligat ha'Al match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Hapoel Hadera (placed 14th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that match, a win away at Beitar Jerusalem.
Manager G. Luzon felt very clever after A. Bar scored the winning goal against Hapoel Hadera, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Maccabi have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost zero.
Maccabi are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. As for guarding their own goal, Maccabi Petah Tikva have only let in 1 goal at home.
Bnei Yehuda form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligat ha'Al matches, Bnei Yehuda have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Bnei Yehuda are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
M. Ghadir scored in Yehuda's previous match, the home game against Hapoel Tel Aviv that ended 1-0. Prior to that match, the Yehuda manager E. Levy faced defeat when travelling to Hapoel Haifa and losing 1-2.
M. Ghadir came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Hapoel Tel Aviv last time out, making the manager E. Levy feel like a tactical genius.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Bnei Yehuda in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Bnei Yehuda, three draws and five defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Yehuda have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Yehuda have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Maccabi Petah Tikva wins - draws - Bnei Yehuda wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Abada 2 goals | T. Baribo 2 goals |  A. Zaneti 2 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Bnei Yehuda missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Bnei Yehuda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 11 | 8.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| 47% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 28% |
- All of Bnei Yehuda's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bnei Yehuda have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bnei Yehuda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva 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 Petah Tikva | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Maccabi Haifa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Bnei Sakhnin | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 7 |
| 13 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Hapoel Hadera | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 4 |