About Match
Hapoel Haifa go into the game 7th in the table on 3 points; Maccabi Tel Aviv sit 1st on 9 — a 6-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1/1 for Hapoel Haifa and 4/1.33 for Maccabi Tel Aviv (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5. A win here leaves Hapoel Haifa on 6 points and up to 3rd, other results permitting.
Hapoel Haifa's last three games have all finished level. Maccabi Tel Aviv come in having won five on the spin. From the last five rounds, Hapoel Haifa hold 6 points of 15 and Maccabi Tel Aviv 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 0 Hapoel Haifa wins, 13 for Maccabi Tel Aviv, 1 draw, at 3.36 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings.
The venue is Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, with room for 30,942 spectators.