Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Petah TikvaPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Maccabi Haifa have played a single league match, won 2-1 at home against Hapoel Ramat Gan on 22 August: three points and sixth place. In the earlier Toto Cup ties results swung about, with a 1-0 at Bnei Sakhnin and a 4-2 over Ironi Tiberias on one side, a 0-3 against Ironi Kiryat Shmona and a 2-3 with Hapoel Haifa on the other. Hapoel Petah Tikva are seventh, also on three points: two matches, one won 1-0 at home against Hapoel Katamon on 29 August and one lost 0-1 away at Ironi Tiberias. The head-to-head record is close and short of goals: 1-1 and 0-1 at the Sammy Ofer in 2026, a 1-2 for Maccabi Haifa in Petah Tikva, and before that a 0-0 and a 2-2 at Hapoel's ground. The league averages 2.55 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.