Ligat ha'Al: Maccabi Petah Tikva are 2 points short of Hapoel Nazareth Illit, but are set to go full throttle. Bring it on!
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) 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 have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Ligat ha'Al. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.
Maccabi lost their last game at Hapoel Be'er Sheva (placed 1st) after a 0-1 scoreline.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hapoel Haifa in a game that was won 2-0.Maccabi has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Maccabi have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit form and stats
Hapoel Nazareth Illit are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). Hapoel Nazareth Illit has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Hapoel Haifa (placed 2nd).
A draw for Nazareth before that, at their own venue hosting Hapoel Tel Aviv (2-2).Nazareth are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). Nazareth's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Maccabi Petah Tikva-Hapoel Nazareth Illit H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Maccabi six wins, Hapoel Nazareth Illit two wins, one draw. two of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Shimon 2 goals |  S. Nachmani 2 goals | L. Kizito 2 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Hapoel Nazareth Illit missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 3 | 2.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
| 6.5 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 5.3 | 6.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.2 | 7.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 8.5 |
| 3 | 3.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| 28% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 36% | 36% |
- All of Maccabi Petah Tikva's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have not yet lost a game at home.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- 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 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Hapoel Haifa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Hapoel Hadera | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Maccabi Haifa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Bnei Sakhnin | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Ashdod | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 14 | Hapoel Katamon | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 3 |