The Ligat HaAl tie at HaMoshava Stadium on Saturday sees home side Maccabi Petah Tikva locking horns with FC Ashdod.
Our Maccabi Petah Tikva v FC Ashdod predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Maccabi Petah Tikva
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Maccabi Petah Tikva will be looking to improve on their last outing here following a 0-3 Ligat HaAl loss in their previous game against Beitar Jerusalem.
Dor Micha (61', 87') scored for Beitar Jerusalem.
Over their past 6 games, Maccabi Petah Tikva have hit the back of the net 7 times, an average number of goals per match equal to 1.17.
FC Ashdod
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Since being beaten in their last game against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Ligat HaAl action, FC Ashdod will be hoping to turn things around here.
It is worth noting that FC Ashdod have failed to get amongst the goals over their last 6 clashes, netting the poor return of only 4. In those fixtures, The Dolphins have also seen the overall goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 10. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
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Head to head
A look at their prior head to head clashes going back to 30/05/2021 shows us that Maccabi Petah Tikva have won 1 of these & FC Ashdod 4, with the number of drawn matches being 1.
In all, 18 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 7 of them from Petah Tikva and 11 belonging to The Dolphins. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.
The last league meeting between the two was Ligat HaAl match day 17 on 17/01/2024 when the final score was Maccabi Petah Tikva 1-2 FC Ashdod.
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Team News: Maccabi Petah Tikva
Aviel Zargary (Cruciate ligament tear) and Andreas Karo (unknown injury) are not available for Maccabi Petah Tikva .
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Team News: FC Ashdod
Thanks to a fully healthy group available to select from, the FC Ashdod manager Ran Ben Shimon doesn’t have any fitness worries to speak of coming into this match.
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Prediction
In our view, FC Ashdod could find themselves struggling to break down this Maccabi Petah Tikva team who we reckon will end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.
We therefore think that it’s going to be a very even contest with a 1-0 victory for Maccabi Petah Tikva when the referee blows for full-time.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
23:29 28/03/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Maccabi Petah Tikva
Formed: 1912
Stadium: HaMoshava Stadium (11,500)
Chairman: Avi Luzon
Competitions: Ligat HaAl position 8