2nd position in the Ligat ha'Al table for Maccabi Tel Aviv so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 6th-placed Maccabi Petah Tikva visits Bloomfield Stadium.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) 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 Tel Aviv form and stats
Maccabi Tel Aviv have performed here at Bloomfield Stadium this season with 8 wins from 13 Ligat ha'Al matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1. In general it's been a long time since Maccabi tasted defeat here at Bloomfield Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league. Maccabi has a nice streak going on as they have played 20 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Ashdod defeat 124 days ago.
The home team returns to Bloomfield Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Maccabi Haifa on their last time out; the Ligat ha'Al game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
The hometeam coach P. van Leeuwen made a successful contribution in the game against Maccabi Haifa, bringing on E. Guerrero who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
A decent goal production from Maccabi Tel Aviv in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 13 league matches. From these home matches, Maccabi have conceded only 12 goals.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Playing away, Maccabi Petah Tikva have won 6 games, drawn 1 and suffered 6 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-0 against Ironi Kiryat Shmona in their previous game. Before that, Maccabi travelled to Maccabi Haifa and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Maccabi find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Maccabi in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Maccabi Petah Tikva - Maccabi 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi six wins, two draws and Maccabi Petah Tikva two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Cohen 9 goals |  L. Abada 9 goals |  A. Pešić 8 goals |
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 51 | 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 27 |
| 23 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 24 |
| 89% | 86% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 89% |
| 68% | 71% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 57% |
| 54% | 64% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 29% |
| 36% | 36% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 11% | 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 54% | 64% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 46% | 36% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 36% |
| 11% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10.2 | 10.3 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 38% | 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 30% | 31% |
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Petah Tikva have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Ligat ha'Al
- 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 the most matches over the total-line (15) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most points from losing position (14) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Ligat ha'Al
- Maccabi Tel Aviv is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 |