About Match
The table reads 14th (Beitar Jerusalem, 0 pts) against 2nd (Maccabi Petah Tikva, 6 pts), 6 points apart. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Beitar Jerusalem run at 0.5 scored and 3.5 conceded, Maccabi Petah Tikva at 1.67 and 1.33. A win here leaves Beitar Jerusalem on 3 points and up to 7th, other results permitting.
Beitar Jerusalem have gone 8 games without a win. Over the last five, Beitar Jerusalem have taken 3 of 15 points to Maccabi Petah Tikva's 12.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 6 Beitar Jerusalem wins, 2 for Maccabi Petah Tikva, 1 draw, at 3.44 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 56%.
Bloomfield Stadium in Petah Tikva stages the fixture, a ground that holds 29,150.