Ligat ha'Al: Top level against below average, at least based on the matches so far. Maccabi Tel Aviv - Beitar Jerusalem. Home victory or a surprise result?
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Beitar Jerusalem have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These are hectic days for the hosts, as they had a match only four days ago in the State Cup. That game was an away game at Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, so at least Maccabi Tel Aviv are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Maccabi Tel Aviv have played 12 Ligat ha'Al games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Maccabi Tel Aviv has won five games in a row. The Maccabi Netanya match was the last time out without a victory.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Hapoel Nazareth Illit.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Maccabi Tel Aviv home games with this odds we find 18 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 13 wins, four draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, six matches were won by at least two goals.
Maccabi has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Maccabi Tel Aviv have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Beitar Jerusalem have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, after 2-2-8 (12 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Beitar Jerusalem have lost on their last two travels.
Jerusalem's last game was the home draw against Bnei Sakhnin (1-1).
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Hapoel Hadera's place.The attacking power of Beitar Jerusalem when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Beitar Jerusalem struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games. Jerusalem has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The last H2H match ended Beitar Jerusalem - Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-2, earlier this season. Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Maccabi Tel Aviv won six, Beitar Jerusalem were winners in one and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  S. Perica 9 goals |  T. Ben Chaim 5 goals |   Y. Shua 5 goals |
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Beitar Jerusalem | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 43 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 30 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 88% |
| 88% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 75% |
| 58% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 42% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 71% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 42% |
| 21% | 42% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 8% | 8% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 46% |
| 6.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11.8 | 12.5 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.7 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| 33% | 25% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 44% | 34% |
| 7 | 5.8 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 10.7 | 10.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
- Beitar Jerusalem have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have created more than twice as many corners as Beitar Jerusalem.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 42 | 56 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 52 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 39 |
| 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -3 | 30 |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 30 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 22 |
| 12 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -9 | 21 |
| 13 | Hapoel Katamon | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 20 |
| 14 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -23 | 20 |
