Hapoel Hadera vs FC Ashdod Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Hapoel Hadera

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Hapoel Hadera, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 0-1 Ligat HaAl success over Beitar Jerusalem.

The only player to score 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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In their last fixture, 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

If we look at their past head to head duels dating back to 16/01/2022, there has been little between the sides with Hapoel Hadera winning 2 of those games, FC Ashdod 2 and 2 being draws in normal time.

In all, 15 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them for Hadera and 8 created by The Dolphins. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.

The last league meeting featuring these clubs was Ligat HaAl match day 18 on 20/01/2024 and the score finished Hapoel Hadera 1-1 FC Ashdod.

🗞️ Team News: Hapoel Hadera

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the Hapoel Hadera gaffer Asaf Nimni to be concerned about thanks to an otherwise robust squad. Ilay Trost (Hamstring injury) is out of contention. The players ineligible for this match because of suspension are Toni Gomes and Souleymane Coulibaly.

📰 Team News: FC Ashdod

Out of a mainly healthy squad, there is only the lone fitness worry for the FC Ashdod boss Ran Ben Shimon to be concerned about. Ebenezer Mamatah (Meniscus injury) won’t be playing here.

💭 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.

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Lucas Pereira, 16:04 20/04/2024