This season has been grim for Maccabi Petah Tikva up to now, while Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won many games. Will the travellers claim victory again?
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Ligat ha'Al
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 Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva's struggle is real here with only 9 points collected from 9 Ligat ha'Al games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-3-4. With Maccabi Petah Tikva having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Klinger.
Happy days for Maccabi Petah Tikva in their previous game, a fixture away at Hapoel Haifa (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-2 victory. Maccabi Petah Tikva shared the glory with Hapoel Haifa in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Maccabi Petah Tikva lost their last game at Hapoel Haifa (placed 8th) after a 2-2 scoreline.
Maccabi Petah Tikva has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 13 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Maccabi hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Hapoel Nazareth Illit, Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Katamon), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Hapoel Be'er Sheva's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Hapoel Be'er Sheva collect 17 points from their 8 away matches in the Ligat ha'Al. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Hapoel Be'er Sheva delivered a 1-2 draw playing at home against Maccabi Haifa (placed 1st) in their previous match. Hapoel Be'er Sheva might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Maccabi Haifa proved too strong as Hapoel Be'er Sheva slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium. Hapoel Be'er Sheva had fun at their own home last time out, beating Maccabi Haifa 1-2. Bareiro scored.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. Be'er are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date past result featuring both these contenders is the Hapoel Be'er Sheva - Maccabi Petah Tikva 1-0 played previously this season. Numbers for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: one win for Maccabi, two draws and seven wins for Hapoel Be'er Sheva. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 8 goals |  R. Safouri 7 goals |   L. Banda 4 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 30 |
| 26 | 13 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 72% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 78% |
| 33% | 44% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 50% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 44% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 39% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 8.7 | 4.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.8 | 8.9 |
| 3.6 | 4.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 22% | 25% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 32% | 37% |
| 9.6 | 8.9 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored more than double the goals of Maccabi Petah Tikva.
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Hapoel Be'er Sheva have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 34 | 44 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 40 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 25 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Ashdod | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Hapoel Katamon | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 15 |
| 13 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -19 | 14 |
| 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | -12 | 11 |
