📊 Form Guide
Maccabi Tel Aviv WWLLLD
Maccabi Tel Aviv enter this fixture following on from a 2-2 Ligat HaAl tied result vs FC Ashdod.
For Maccabi Tel Aviv, the goals were scored by Ido Shahar (76') and Sayed Abu Farkhi (90').
It’s been all too rare in recent games that Maccabi Tel Aviv have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Maccabi Tel Aviv have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 17 goals during that time.
Coming into this clash, Maccabi Tel Aviv haven't lost in the league to Hapoel Haifa in their last 21 games. It's quite some record.
Hapoel Haifa DWLLDL
Since being beaten in their last game against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Ligat HaAl competition, Hapoel Haifa and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
The only scorer from Hapoel Haifa was Rotem Hatuel (61', 90'). Eliel Peretz (8') and Dan Biton (38', 48', 78') scored for Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Proving their involvement in high-scoring encounters, the back of the net has been hit 24 times in the previous six games in which Hapoel Haifa have played, making it a mean average of 4 goals each fixture. Opposition teams have managed 14 from this total. Such a pattern isn’t assured to be carried forward into this game, however.
Going into this contest, Hapoel Haifa have not won against Maccabi Tel Aviv when they have played them away from home in the previous 10 matches in the league. A really bad run.
👥 Head to head
Delving into their past head to head meetings stretching back to 20/04/2024 tells us that these encounters have not been good ones for Hapoel Haifa. They have not been able to get any victories at all while Maccabi Tel Aviv have been too good for them, running out winners in 83 per cent of those matches played.
A combined sum of 18 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 16 from The Yellows and 2 being from The Sharks. That is an average goals per game value of 3.
The last league encounter featuring these clubs was Ligat HaAl match day 6 on 26/04/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Hapoel Haifa 1-3 Maccabi Tel Aviv.
📰 Team News: Hapoel Haifa
Owing to an otherwise healthy squad, there’s only the one fitness worry for the Hapoel Haifa boss Ronny Levy to contend with. Itay Buganim (Foot injury) won’t be playing here.
🧠 Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Maccabi Tel Aviv should get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.
Conversely, Hapoel Haifa may well find it hard to find the back of the net - but, we do see them scoring here.
Our selection here is for a pretty comfortable 3-1 victory for Maccabi Tel Aviv when all’s said and done.