Hapoel Hadera vs Ironi Kiryat Shmona Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Hapoel Hadera

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Hapoel Hadera enter this fixture following a 1-1 Ligat HaAl stalemate versus Hapoel Haifa.

Matches featuring Hapoel Hadera have usually been engaging affairs recently with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past six games alone, the sum of 23 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.83 goals per game) with 8 of those accredited to Hapoel Hadera. That kind of pattern might not be carried forward into this next game, however.

Coming into this contest, Hapoel Hadera haven’t won at home in the past 5 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.

Ironi Kiryat Shmona

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Previously, Ironi Kiryat Shmona drew 1-1 in the Ligat HaAl tie with Maccabi Bnei Reineh.

Shlomi Azulay (31') scored for Maccabi Bnei Reineh.

In their last six clashes, Ironi Kiryat Shmona have bagged a total of 10 goals. Ironi Kiryat Shmona have additionally got on the scoresheet on each one of those occasions. In that time, they’ve had 8 goals go against them.

👥 Head to head

An examination of their past head to head clashes going back to 24/06/2020 shows that Hapoel Hadera have won 3 of them & Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

An aggregate of 14 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 8 from Hadera and 6 being from Ironi KS. The average goals per game has been 2.33.

The previous league contest featuring these sides was Ligat HaAl match day 2 on 03/04/2022 when it finished Hapoel Hadera 1-4 Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

🗞️ Team News: Hapoel Hadera

The Hapoel Hadera boss Meni Koretski has no fitness concerns whatsoever before this game with a fully healthy group ready to go.

ℹ️ Team News: Ironi Kiryat Shmona

From a largely full-strength squad, there is only the one fitness issue for the Ironi Kiryat Shmona boss Kobi Refua to be concerned with. Nadav Zamir (Femoral Fracture) won’t be playing here.

🧠 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Hapoel Hadera will have a tough ask to find the net against this Ironi Kiryat Shmona team who we think will do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

We’re therefore seeing a good battle with a 0-1 win for Ironi Kiryat Shmona at the end of this game.

Will be interesting to see how this one goes.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 02:51 14/09/2022