📏 Form Guide

Hapoel Hadera

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Hapoel Hadera will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 0-1 Ligat HaAl victory vs Beitar Jerusalem.

The only scorer from Hapoel Hadera was James Adeniyi (44').

Fewer than three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the past 6 meetings where Hapoel Hadera have been involved. Regarding the goal weighting during that period, opposing sides scored a total of 4 and Hapoel Hadera managed a tally of 7. Previous results aside, we must now wait to see whether that trend shall be sustained in this upcoming game or not.

Looking at their past form shows that Hapoel Hadera:

• have left without a victory over FC Ashdod when playing them at home in the previous 3 league matches.
• haven't lost in the league to FC Ashdod in their previous 2 matches.
• are undefeated in their last 5 league matches at home.

FC Ashdod

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Previously, FC Ashdod drew 0-0 in the Ligat HaAl tie with Maccabi Netanya.

The trend of at least one team not scoring a goal in games featuring FC Ashdod has been apparent in recent matches. Looking at their last 6 meetings shows that this has occurred 5 times. In those clashes, their opponents have hit a goal aggregate of 9 while FC Ashdod have scored 2.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 16/01/2022, both clubs have shared the honours with Hapoel Hadera winning 2 of those games, FC Ashdod 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

A combined sum of 15 goals were scored between the two sides in these games, with 7 from Hadera and 8 for The Dolphins. That’s an average goals per game figure of 2.5.

The last league clash between these sides was Ligat HaAl match day 18 on 20/01/2024 when it finished Hapoel Hadera 1-1 FC Ashdod.

ℹ️ Team News: Hapoel Hadera

Regarding absentees, there’s just the lone fitness concern for the Hapoel Hadera gaffer Asaf Nimni to be concerned about from an otherwise fully-primed squad. Ilay Trost (Hamstring injury) will miss out. Ineligible players who cannot play in this game through suspension are Toni Gomes and Souleymane Coulibaly.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Ashdod

Owing to an otherwise full-strength group, there’s only the one fitness worry for the FC Ashdod boss Ran Ben Shimon to be concerned about. Ebenezer Mamatah (Meniscus injury) won’t be in action.

⚡ Prediction

Looking at these two, we feel that FC Ashdod and Hapoel Hadera may well find themselves both scoring in what promises to be a very even battle here.

Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. We’re therefore tipping a tight encounter with a 1-1 scoreline at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 15:05 21/04/2024