The Ligat HaAl match at Netanya Stadium on Sunday sees home side Maccabi Netanya welcome Beitar Jerusalem.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Maccabi Netanya v Beitar Jerusalem can be seen below (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Maccabi Netanya
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Maccabi Netanya will be hoping to bounce back here following the 1-3 Ligat HaAl defeat last time out to Hapoel Hadera.
The only name on the scoresheet from Maccabi Netanya was Igor Zlatanoviฤ (58'). James Adeniyi (2', 38') and Godsway Donyoh (22') scored for Hapoel Hadera.
Ren Kozuk's Maccabi Netanya have celebrated scoring a sum total of 5 times in their preceding 6 outings. The tally of goals that have been scored against them in those games amounts to 12.
Beitar Jerusalem
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Beitar Jerusalem will come into the encounter after a 0-3 Ligat HaAl win with the downing of Maccabi Petah Tikva in their previous outing.
The only scorer from Beitar Jerusalem was Dor Micha (61', 87').
The forward players for Beitar Jerusalem have struggled for goals over their previous six games, netting the disappointing return of only 4. In those matches, The Menorah have also seen the overall goal aggregate against them equal 6.
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Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head clashes dating back to 19/09/2021 tells us that Maccabi Netanya have won 1 of these games and Beitar Jerusalem 2, with the tally of drawn matches being 3.
In all, 19 goals were produced between them in this period, with 8 of them for The Diamonds and 11 being from The Menorah. The average goals per game has been 3.17.
The last league clash between these sides was Ligat HaAl match day 23 on 24/02/2024 when it ended Beitar Jerusalem 0-0 Maccabi Netanya.
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Team News: Maccabi Netanya
There arenโt many personnel worries, with just a single fitness concern for the Maccabi Netanya gaffer Ren Kozuk to be concerned about from a near full-strength group of players. Ethane Azoulay (Hamstring injury) wonโt play.
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Team News: Beitar Jerusalem
With a completely injury-free group available for selection, the Beitar Jerusalem manager Yossi Abukasis has zero fitness concerns at all coming into this match.
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Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Netanya could find scoring goals difficult here.
At this stage, it appears to have the makings of a possible draw. Thatโs why we have predicted a 0-0 score when all is said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
14:24 29/03/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Maccabi Netanya
Formed: 1934
Stadium: Netanya Stadium (24,000)
Captain: Almog Cohen
Chairman: Eyal Segal
Manager: Ren Kozuk
Competitions: Ligat HaAl position 9