📏 Form Guide

Maccabi Haifa

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Maccabi Haifa prepare for this match following a 1-1 Ligat HaAl stalemate against Maccabi Tel Aviv.

The only scorer from Maccabi Haifa was Anan Khalaili (70'). Eran Zahavi (14') was the scorer for Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Maccabi Haifa have been conceding pretty frequently lately, although they have also found ways to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Maccabi Haifa have seen their goal breached in 5 of them in addition to managing to get on the scoresheet in 5 of those games.

Leading up to this clash, Maccabi Haifa:

• have not been beaten in the league by Bnei Sakhnin in their previous 13 games. What a record.
• are without a win at home for the past 2 league games.

Bnei Sakhnin

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Bnei Sakhnin will come into the match following on from a 2-1 Ligat HaAl win against Hapoel Haifa in their previous fixture.

Tomer Yosefi (42') scored for Hapoel Haifa.

The numbers tell their own story, and Bnei Sakhnin have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 6 goals in all. In defence, Bnei Sakhnin just haven’t been too solid at all. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen if that pattern might persist in this match.

Looking at their past form shows that Bnei Sakhnin:

• have not beaten Maccabi Haifa in games played away from home for the previous 7 league games. They really have not been travelling well at all.
• have not won away from home in their last 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of past results between these clubs going back to 16/04/2022 tells us that these encounters have been disappointments for Bnei Sakhnin. They’ve not been able to register any victories at all whereas Maccabi Haifa have been too good for them, winning in 83 per cent of those match-ups.

14 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 12 from The Greens and 2 created by Bnei Sakhnin. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.33.

The previous league encounter featuring the two was Ligat HaAl match day 17 on 17/01/2024 which ended up with the score at Bnei Sakhnin 0-3 Maccabi Haifa.

📋 Team News: Maccabi Haifa

Frantzdy Pierrot (Hamstring strain), Sun Menahem (concussion), Erik Shuranov (Cruciate ligament surgery), Dolev Haziza (Achilles tendon irritation) and Ilay Hajaj (Abdominal problems) will be missing for Maccabi Haifa gaffer Messay Dego.

ℹ️ Team News: Bnei Sakhnin

In an otherwise healthy group, there’s only the one fitness issue for the Bnei Sakhnin manager Klemi Saban Klemi Saban to be concerned with. Taleb Tawatha (Knee collateral ligament strain) won’t be in action.

⚡ Prediction

In our view, Bnei Sakhnin will likely be able to put a goal past this Maccabi Haifa side, but it realistically won’t be enough to avoid a loss.

We can see a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 winning score for Maccabi Haifa after 90 minutes. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 14:10 13/04/2024