FC Ashdod enter this game following a 1-1 Ligat HaAl draw vs Maccabi Petah Tikva.
The only scorer from FC Ashdod was Mohammad Kna'an (19'). Wilson Harris (33') was the scorer for Maccabi Petah Tikva.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that FC Ashdod have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that FC Ashdod have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 5 goals in the process.
Ahead of this clash, FC Ashdod are unbeaten in their previous 3 league matches at home.
Since being beaten in their last game against Bnei Sakhnin in Ligat HaAl action, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will be hoping to turn things around here.
Alexandre Ramalingom (72') scored for Bnei Sakhnin.
It is worth noting that Ironi Kiryat Shmona have been starved of goals over their last six clashes, recording the unsatisfactory return of just 2. In those matches, Ironi KS have also seen the overall goal aggregate of opposing teams equal 10. We shall soon find out if that trend can be continued on here.
Their prior results show that Ironi Kiryat Shmona:
Looking over their prior head to head clashes dating back to 12/03/2022 shows us that FC Ashdod have won 1 of them and Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3, with the number of drawn matches being 2.
An aggregate of 18 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 7 of them for The Dolphins and 11 created by Ironi KS. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.
The previous league game between these sides was Ligat HaAl match day 15 on 22/12/2024 when it ended Ironi Kiryat Shmona 3-2 FC Ashdod.
Ori Azo (Back injury), Tom Ben Zaken (Knee injury) and Ariel Harush (Shoulder injury) aren’t available for FC Ashdod .
Owing to an otherwise full-strength group, there is only the sole fitness worry for the Ironi Kiryat Shmona gaffer Meni Koretski to be concerned with. Ariel Sheratzky (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be playing here.
We feel that in this game, FC Ashdod will, in all likelihood, convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.
Conversely, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will be up against it to score a goal of their own although we do reckon that they could well end up converting at least once.
We can therefore see a pretty comfortable 3-1 win for FC Ashdod at the end of this one.