Victory to the hosting team is predicted from this fixture if the league standings is a way to look into the future. The Maccabi Tel Aviv regulars are hoping that the contrast between 2nd and Bnei Sakhnin's 10th place in the table will show on the ground.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals (46) in Ligat ha'Al
- Bnei Sakhnin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Ligat ha'Al
Only a few days to rest for the host team, as they performed in a State Cup fixture only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Maccabi Petah Tikva, was also a home game here at Bloomfield Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Maccabi Tel Aviv have been outstanding at home so far in the Ligat ha'Al with 9 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. There’s a good atmosphere here at Bloomfield Stadium after three straight home wins.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Maccabi Tel Aviv, as their goalkeeper Daniel Peretz has completely shut out the opponents for 209 minutes in the Ligat ha'Al.
Maccabi's previous fixture was a State Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 4-0 versus Maccabi Petah Tikva. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
0-0 away at Hapoel Tel Aviv before that.It should be taken into account that a glance at the 17 most recent league fixtures reveals that 14 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
It's goals goals goals for Maccabi Tel Aviv who have scored 31 goals from 10 league home games. Maccabi have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligat ha'Al. Two points from the last two away games for Bnei Sakhnin, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Impressive finishing from Melamed (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Hapoel Katamon in their previous game. That win was so important for this team, after a painful period of eleven league rounds in a row not winning.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Sektzia Nes Tziona.Observe! Both sides have scored at least once in 8 of this club's latest 10 league matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Bnei Sakhnin are hosting Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Ligat ha'Al only three days away.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Sakhnin in these games. Bnei Sakhnin has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The duelists have fought before this season: Bnei Sakhnin - Maccabi Tel Aviv 0-1. Maccabi Tel Aviv-Bnei Sakhnin H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Maccabi Tel Aviv five wins, Bnei Sakhnin two wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  E. Zahavi 12 goals |  Đ. Jovanović 11 goals |  G. Melamed 9 goals |
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
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| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Bnei Sakhnin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 13 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 46 | 31 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 84% |
| 80% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 68% |
| 55% | 80% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 37% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 11% |
| 15% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 20% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 53% |
| 70% | 80% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 26% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 37% |
| 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.8 | 15 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 6.8 | 9.1 |
| 5.6 | 6.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 41% | 45% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| 7.4 | 6.4 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
- Bnei Sakhnin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Bnei Sakhnin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have not yet lost a game at home.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have scored more than double the goals of Bnei Sakhnin.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most clean sheets (14) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals (31) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals (46) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the the best goal difference (+29) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the the best goal difference (+37) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 37 | 44 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 26 | 42 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 28 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | -8 | 24 |
| 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 24 |
| 9 | Hapoel Haifa | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Bnei Sakhnin | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 17 |
| 14 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 16 |
