Maccabi Petah Tikva vs Maccabi Netanya Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Maccabi Petah Tikva

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Maccabi Petah Tikva will be looking for a repeat result of the 4-2 Ligat HaAl success vs Hapoel Tel Aviv.

The only player to score from Maccabi Petah Tikva was Maor Levi (56'). Omri Altman (73', 77') scored for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

It has not been often in recent games that Maccabi Petah Tikva have shown defensive steel. In fact, Maccabi Petah Tikva have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, shipping 14 goals during that time.

Coming into this meeting, Maccabi Petah Tikva have not lost a league tie with Maccabi Netanya in their previous 3 games.

Maccabi Netanya

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Maccabi Netanya go into this encounter after a 1-0 Ligat HaAl win with the defeat of Hapoel Jerusalem in their previous outing.

During their 6 latest matches, Ren Kozuk's Maccabi Netanya have found the back of the net a total of 5 times - giving them a goals scored per game average of 0.83.

Their previous form shows that Maccabi Netanya:

• haven't beaten Maccabi Petah Tikva when they have played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their last 3 away league matches.

👥 Head to head

If we look at their past head to head meetings going back to 12/12/2020, both clubs have shared the honours with Maccabi Petah Tikva winning 2 of those games, Maccabi Netanya 2 and 2 being drawn in normal time.

An aggregate of 13 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them for Petah Tikva and 7 being from The Diamonds. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.17.

The previous league match featuring the two was Ligat HaAl match day 20 on 03/02/2024 when the final score was Maccabi Netanya 0-1 Maccabi Petah Tikva.

📋 Team News: Maccabi Petah Tikva

There is just the sole fitness concern for the Maccabi Petah Tikva gaffer to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group of players. Aviel Zargary (Cruciate ligament tear) is sidelined.

📋 Team News: Maccabi Netanya

Owing to a fully healthy group to pick from, the Maccabi Netanya manager Ren Kozuk does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this match.

🧠 Prediction

Looking at these two teams, we feel that Maccabi Petah Tikva will need to push hard to break down this Maccabi Netanya lineup who we reckon will get the vital goal that wins it.

Therefore, we predict a 0-1 winning score for Maccabi Netanya when all is said and done.

Should be interesting.

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Andre Moura, 11:10 23/04/2024