Maccabi Netanya vs Hapoel HaifaPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Maccabi Netanya opened the league season with a 0-0 at home to Bnei Sakhnin and then won 4-1 at Beitar Jerusalem, worth 4 points and third place. Before that came the Toto Cup, where they won 2-0 at Hapoel Petah Tikva and 2-1 at Maccabi Petah Tikva and lost 0-1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv and 2-3 to Hapoel Ramat Gan. Hapoel Haifa have played only one league game, the goalless home draw with Hapoel Tel Aviv, after a cup run of four wins and one defeat: 4-0 against Hapoel Beer Sheva, 3-1 against Ironi Tiberias, 2-1 at Bnei Sakhnin, 3-2 at Maccabi Haifa and 1-3 against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. In the six previous meetings Maccabi Netanya have won twice, both away by 4-3 and 3-1, and the other four ended level: 1-1, 0-0, 1-1 and 2-2. The Ligat Ha'al runs at an average of 2.67 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.