It's early days in the Ligat ha'Al and both Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Haifa are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva have only played one Ligat ha'Al game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats from 4 matches.
Maccabi are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Ashdod. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hapoel Kfar Saba in a game that was won 2-0.
Maccabi Petah Tikva has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
One match played away so far in the Ligat ha'Al for Hapoel Haifa and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from 5 games.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Ironi Kiryat Shmona (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The Ligat ha'Al match ended in a draw 1-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Beitar Jerusalem.
It's early days yet, but Hapoel Haifa has scored 1 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Maccabi, two draws and four wins for Hapoel Haifa. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Hadida 1 goals | L. Abada 1 goals | T. Baribo 1 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Hapoel Haifa missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hapoel Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 5 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Last season | Hapoel Haifa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 37 | 19 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 66 | 40 | Scored | S | 16 | 39 | ||
| 37 | 22 | Conceded | C | 20 | 46 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 86% | ||
| 81% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | ||
| 49% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 39% | 50% | ||
| 30% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 19% | ||
| 11% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 51% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 39% | ||
| 32% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 39% | 39% | ||
| 16% | 16% | 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 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 357 | 207 | Total Shots | T S | 142 | 295 | ||
| 159 | 95 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 118 | ||
| 42% | 42% | 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 Haifa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Ashdod | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Bnei Yehuda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Hapoel Haifa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Hapoel Hadera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| 14 | Bnei Sakhnin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -10 | 0 |
| 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 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 71 |
| 2 | Bnei Sakhnin | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 67 |
| 3 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 60 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
| 5 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 58 |
| 6 | Kafr Qasim | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| 7 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 52 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 49 |
| 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 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 87 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 73 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 59 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 55 |
| 5 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 48 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 47 |