Maccabi Tel Aviv will be taking on visitors Hapoel Haifa at Bloomfield Stadium in the Ligat HaAl tie on Saturday.
View all of the Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Haifa predictions, poll and stats below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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Maccabi Tel Aviv will be hoping to bounce back here after a 1-0 Ligat HaAl defeat last time out to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Antonio Sefer (80') scored for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Over their last six fixtures, Robbie Keane's Maccabi Tel Aviv have found the net a combined total of 8 times which gives them an average number of goals per match of 1.33.
Their previous form shows that Maccabi Tel Aviv:
- have not lost a league tie with Hapoel Haifa in their previous 15 games. It's quite some record.
- have not been beaten in their last 8 home league matches. A very good run at home.
Hapoel Haifa
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Hapoel Haifa head into the game after a 2-0 Ligat HaAl win over Maccabi Bnei Reineh in their previous fixture.
For Hapoel Haifa, the goals were scored by Fernand Mayembo (16') and Mohamed Kamara (30').
Over the course of their previous 6 clashes, Hapoel Haifa have helped themselves to a total of 8 goals. Hapoel Haifa have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. In that time, they have had 8 goals scored by their opponents.
A look at their previous results shows us that Hapoel Haifa:
- have not won against Maccabi Tel Aviv in away games against them for the last 7 league games. They really have not been travelling well at all.
- have not won away from home in their last 3 league games.
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Head to head
A quick look at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 28/11/2021 shows that these fixtures have been miserable for Hapoel Haifa. Theyโve not been able to come away with any victories whatsoever whereas Maccabi Tel Aviv have just been too good for them, running out winners in 83% of those games played.
14 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them from The Yellows and 3 for The Sharks. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.
The last league clash featuring these sides was Ligat HaAl match day 26 on 17/03/2024 when it finished Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 Hapoel Haifa.
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Team News: Maccabi Tel Aviv
Or Yitzhak (surgery), Nir Bitton (Cruciate ligament tear), Joris van Overeem (Meniscus tear) and Sheran Yeini (Cruciate ligament injury) will not be taking part for Maccabi Tel Aviv gaffer Robbie Keane.
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Team News: Hapoel Haifa
From a largely full-strength group, there is only the lone fitness issue for the Hapoel Haifa manager Ronny Levy to be concerned about. Yasmao Cabeda (Knee injury) misses out for this game.
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Prediction
We believe that Maccabi Tel Aviv will likely score at least once when they line up against Hapoel Haifa, who could well find it tough to break down their defence.
Weโre therefore anticipating a decent 2-0 winning margin for Maccabi Tel Aviv after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
10:18 19/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Formed: 1906
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium (29,400)
Captain: Sheran Yeini
Chairman: Mitchell Goldhar
Manager: Robbie Keane
Competitions: Ligat HaAl position 1, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round)