The Ligat HaAl fixture at Yud-Alef Stadium on Saturday will see home side FC Ashdod playing Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
All FC Ashdod v Ironi Kiryat Shmona match predictions, user poll and stats are shown below - plus the latest match odds.
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FC Ashdod
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FC Ashdod go into this game following on from a 1-1 Ligat HaAl drawn match against Maccabi Petah Tikva.
The only name on the scoresheet from FC Ashdod was Mohammad Kna'an (19'). Wilson Harris (33') was the scorer for Maccabi Petah Tikva.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that FC Ashdod have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that FC Ashdod have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 5 goals in the process.
Ahead of this clash, FC Ashdod are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches at home.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Bnei Sakhnin in Ligat HaAl competition, Ironi Kiryat Shmona and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
Alexandre Ramalingom (72') was the scorer for Bnei Sakhnin.
It is worth noting that Ironi Kiryat Shmona have been starved of goals over their last six clashes, recording the unsatisfactory return of just 2. In those matches, Ironi KS have also seen the overall goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 10. We shall soon find out if that trend can be continued on here.
Their prior results show that Ironi Kiryat Shmona:
- have left without a victory over FC Ashdod when they've played them away from home in the last 2 league matches.
- have not won away from home in their last 4 league matches.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 12/03/2022 shows that FC Ashdod have won 1 of them and Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3, with the number of draws being 2.
A total of 18 goals were scored between the two sides during those clashes, with 7 of them for The Dolphins and 11 being from Ironi KS. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The last league encounter featuring the two was Ligat HaAl match day 15 on 22/12/2024 when it finished Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3-2 FC Ashdod.
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Team News: FC Ashdod
Ori Azo (Back injury), Tom Ben Zaken (Knee injury) and Ariel Harush (Shoulder injury) will be missing for FC Ashdod .
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Team News: Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Owing to an otherwise healthy squad, there is only the one fitness worry for the Ironi Kiryat Shmona manager Meni Koretski to contend with. Ariel Sheratzky (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.
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Prediction
We feel that in this game, FC Ashdod will, in all likelihood, convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.
Conversely, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will be up against it to score a goal of their own although we do reckon that they could well end up converting at least once.
We can therefore see a pretty comfortable 3-1 win for FC Ashdod at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for this match?
Checking the betting prices for this game in the WDW market, a win for FC Ashdod is available for 1.5, backing the draw is 4.5 & putting your money on the win for Ironi Kiryat Shmona gets you 5.75. These are the most competitive bets offered as of now.
Lucas Pereira,
09:08 06/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Ashdod
Formed: 1999
Stadium: Yud-Alef Stadium (8,200)
Captain: Tom Ben-Zaken
Chairman: Jacky Ben-Zaken
Competitions: Ligat HaAl position 12