Sektzia Nes Tziona have had trouble getting points this season. Will they get something to cheer about when Maccabi Haifa visit HaMoshava Stadium?
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Maccabi Haifa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Ligat ha'Al
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats
2-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Sektzia Nes Tziona so far this season.
The Sektzia Nes Tziona club members got no joy from their last game, a State Cup duel also played here at HaMoshava Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Maccabi Petah Tikva.
A Ligat ha'Al defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Beitar Jerusalem.Sektzia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games.
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 18 points from their 8 away matches in the Ligat ha'Al. 6 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). Maccabi Haifa have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of nine victories in a row regardless of arena.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Maccabi Haifa goalkeeper Roei Mishpati is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The followers enjoyed Maccabi's previous game versus Hapoel Haifa, a State Cup win (5-1) played at home.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Ligat ha'Al.Maccabi Haifa are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
Maccabi Haifa have won all of the 4 most recent fixtures against this team. Can they do it again?Maccabi Haifa - Sektzia Nes Tziona 3-1 was the outcome when this pair of squads previously played each other, also in this season. The games between these sides have sometimes been "violent", having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 10 goals |  D. David 7 goals |   L. Kutalia 5 goals |
Sektzia Nes Tziona missing players
Maccabi Haifa missing players
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 36 |
| 28 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 75% |
| 38% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 44% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 50% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 12% |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 6.4 | 6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.8 | 7.6 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 13.4 | 13.7 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | 33% |
| 14.1 | 13.4 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.7 | 8.9 | 8.4 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
- All of Sektzia Nes Tziona's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Maccabi Haifa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- 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 have the most scored goals in the second half (23) 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
- 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 Haifa | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 36 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 7 | Ashdod | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Maccabi Netanya | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 16 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 15 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
