A very important fixture in Ligat ha'Al as both participants are challenging for the top spots. With Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2nd place and Maccabi Haifa placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting fight. Read on to find out more!
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals (43) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligat ha'Al
Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
This stadium, Bloomfield Stadium, has been a fortress for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Ligat ha'Al so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-1-0. Two home wins in a row for Maccabi Tel Aviv bring valid hopes of a third.
The home team returns to Bloomfield Stadium after drawing with Beitar Jerusalem (placed 6th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Zahavi, having scored in three matches in a row.
Before that, Maccabi had a home game versus Ashdod which ended with a victory 3-0.It should be added that a peek at the 15 latest league matches shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
It's goals goals goals for Maccabi Tel Aviv who have scored 28 goals from 9 league home games. Defensively Maccabi Tel Aviv have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Maccabi Haifa's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Maccabi Haifa collect 21 points from their 9 away matches in the Ligat ha'Al. 7 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). In general it has been a productive period now for Maccabi as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Maccabi Haifa had fun at their own home (Bloomfield Stadium) last time out, beating Hapoel Katamon 2-1. Atzili and Seck scored. Which player has scored three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Atzili and that is solid stuff!
Preceding that game was the away victory against Sektzia Nes Tziona with the score of 2-0.Maccabi Haifa are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 15 times in 9 away games so far. Maccabi are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the squads played each other earlier this season; Maccabi Haifa - Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0. Last ten meetings between these teams: Maccabi Tel Aviv won four, Maccabi Haifa triumphed in two and we saw four draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 12 goals |   Đ. Jovanović 11 goals |  E. Zahavi 10 goals |
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
Maccabi Haifa missing players
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 12 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | 28 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 40 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 94% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 89% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
| 56% | 78% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 56% |
| 33% | 44% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 67% | 78% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 11% |
| 6.6 | 7.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 3 | 1.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.1 | 15 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.7 |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 42% | 47% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 24% | 33% |
| 7.7 | 6.2 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 3.5 |
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa have the most points from losing position (9) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Haifa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Maccabi Haifa is in the best form (6-0-0) 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 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 most clean sheets (12) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals (28) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals (43) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the the best goal difference (+26) at home in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the the best goal difference (+34) 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 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 48 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 34 | 40 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 38 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 24 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 24 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 21 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 10 | Bnei Sakhnin | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 18 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 13 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 15 |
