Sektzia Nes Tziona hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 8 points and a 12th position in the Ligat ha'Al table. Visiting Hapoel Haifa holds 7th place with 15 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Sektzia Nes Tziona nor Hapoel Haifa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats
Sektzia Nes Tziona's results here at Ness Tsiyona Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Sektzia Nes Tziona drew their last game, 0-0 away at Hapoel Ra'anana (placed 14th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Hapoel Be'er Sheva in a game that was won 2-1.
The manager A. Turgeman will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ironi Kiryat Shmona in only three days.
Sektzia Nes Tziona have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Sektzia Nes Tziona are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (13 from 6 played).
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Hapoel Haifa playing as the away team in the Ligat ha'Al this season.
The manager H. Silbas was unhappy after their last game, a Ligat ha'Al match played at their home ground Sammy Ofer Stadium. Hapoel Haifa suffered a 1-3 loss to Maccabi Netanya (placed 9th). A 0-3 defeat away at Maccabi Tel Aviv before that.
A new game in only three days for Hapoel Haifa, the Ligat ha'Al home match versus Bnei Yehuda. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Hapoel Haifa are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 5 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Maâzou 4 goals |   N. Zamir 4 goals |  R. Stein 1 goals |
Sektzia Nes Tziona missing players
Hapoel Haifa missing players
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | Hapoel Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 20 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 82% |
| 82% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 73% |
| 55% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 55% |
| 27% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 45% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 45% |
| 55% | 67% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 36% |
| 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
| 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 6 | 5.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 79 | 49 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 42 | 90 |
| 34 | 22 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 24% | 18% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 24% | 32% |
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the most conceded goals (13) at home
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the most conceded goals (20)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the most conceded goals in the first half (10)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the the worst goal difference (-12)
- Sektzia Nes Tziona has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sektzia Nes Tziona 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 Tel Aviv | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 5 | Beitar Jerusalem | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Ashdod | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 8 |
| 13 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 7 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 7 |