The Ligat HaAl fixture at Netanya Stadium on Saturday sees hosts Maccabi Netanya up against opponents in Hapoel Hadera.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Maccabi Netanya v Hapoel Hadera can be found here (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
Maccabi Netanya
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Maccabi Netanya will be hoping to return to winning ways here after a 0-1 Ligat HaAl loss in their previous game against Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Omri Altman (36') was the scorer for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Maccabi Netanya have not been in good attacking form in recent times. Their sum of goals stands at just 4 versus opponents over the course of their last six matches. In those games, Maccabi Netanya have also seen the number of goals against them total 7.
Hapoel Hadera
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Since tasting defeat last time out to Maccabi Petah Tikva in Ligat HaAl action, Hapoel Hadera will be aiming to make amends here.
Maor Levi (44') was the scorer for Maccabi Petah Tikva.
The stats tell the story, and Hapoel Hadera have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 10 goals in all. Defensively, Hapoel Hadera can certainly do much better. That kind of pattern wonโt necessarily be carried forward into this match, of course.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 26/09/2021 shows us that Maccabi Netanya have won 2 of these games & Hapoel Hadera 3, with the tally of draws standing at 1.
A combined total of 18 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 8 from The Diamonds and 10 created by Hadera. Thatโs an average goals per game of 3.
The previous league game between these clubs was Ligat HaAl match day 26 on 16/03/2024 when the final score was Maccabi Netanya 1-3 Hapoel Hadera.
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Team News: Maccabi Netanya
The Maccabi Netanya boss Ren Kozuk has no fitness concerns to speak of before this game with a completely injury-free squad available to choose from.
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Team News: Hapoel Hadera
Owing to a completely healthy squad available to choose from, the Hapoel Hadera manager Asaf Nimni has zero fitness worries to report ahead of this match.
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Prediction
Hapoel Hadera and Maccabi Netanya should both be able to find the back of the net here although itโs difficult to select a clear winner.
Itโs looking like it could well end up as a draw. Thatโs why our selection here is for a very even match with a 1-1 scoreline at the end of this one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
21:12 08/05/2024
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Maccabi Netanya
Formed: 1934
Stadium: Netanya Stadium (24,000)
Captain: Almog Cohen
Chairman: Eyal Segal
Manager: Ren Kozuk
Competitions: Ligat HaAl position 8