This could be an interesting match as Maccabi Petah Tikva have their presumed home advantage while Maccabi Haifa are ahead 22 points in the Ligat ha'Al table.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (52) 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 collected 18 points from their Ligat ha'Al home games so far after 5-3-5.
L. Abada was the last player to score a league goal for Maccabi Petah Tikva and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Maccabi haven't scored in 204 minutes. Nothing to worry about in defence for Maccabi, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Ligat ha'Al.
An away draw last time out for Maccabi Petah Tikva, facing Ashdod in a game that ended 0-0. In the match before that, Maccabi hosted Hapoel Be'er Sheva and drew the game 0-0.
Maccabi aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 10 goals from 13 games. Maccabi are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Playing away, Maccabi Haifa, who have the most scored goals (52) in Ligat ha'Al, have won 8 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Maccabi's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Ashdod game.
The Maccabi Haifa goalkeeper Josh Cohen is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 220 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
D. Haziza, M. Awaed (2) and Y. Wildschut scored in Maccabi's previous match, the home game against Hapoel Afula that ended 4-1. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Ligat ha'Al.
Maccabi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 13 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Maccabi Haifa - Maccabi 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Maccabi wins - draws - Maccabi Haifa wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 17 goals |   L. Abada 10 goals |  T. Chery 9 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Maccabi Haifa missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 30 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 27 | 61 |
| 27 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 84% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 47% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 90% |
| 29% | 13% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 71% | 60% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 35% | 20% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 39% | 53% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 50% |
| 42% | 47% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.2 | 5.9 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| 31% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 30% | 33% |
- Maccabi Haifa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored more than double the goals of Maccabi Petah Tikva.
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most clean sheets (15) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (24) away in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals (52) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the the best goal difference (+32) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Ligat ha'Al
| 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 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 32 | 59 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 27 | 58 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 10 | -2 | 38 |
| 5 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 34 |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Bnei Sakhnin | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | -21 | 29 |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 27 |
| 13 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 23 |
| 14 | Bnei Yehuda | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -21 | 22 |