Maccabi Netanya vs Bnei Sakhnin: match statistics

Maccabi Netanya are showing significantly better current form: they have won 3 of their last 5 matches and scored 9 goals in that period, averaging 1.8 goals per game. Over the same span, Bnei Sakhnin suffered 4 defeats, recorded just 1 win and scored only 3 goals, averaging 0.6 goals per match. Both teams conceded 6 goals in their last five games, so the hosts’ advantage is primarily based on their considerably greater attacking efficiency. The visitors sit in 2nd place, while Netanya are 12th, but the current trend is clearly more favourable for the hosts, who have averaged three times as many goals. Given the limited data on home and away performances, a Maccabi Netanya victory appears the most likely outcome, although the defensive issues affecting both teams leave a realistic possibility of a draw.

The stronger signal points to BTTS - No, primarily due to Bnei Sakhnin’s limited attacking efficiency, having scored just 3 goals in their last 5 matches, averaging 0.6 per game. Both teams scored in 40% of the visitors’ matches, while Maccabi Netanya recorded this scenario in 60%, which does not provide clear confirmation for a Goal/Goal outcome. Netanya conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game, but Bnei Sakhnin generated only 1.11 xG, so their chances of breaking through are not particularly high. The hosts are clearly stronger in attack, averaging 1.8 goals and 1.71 xG compared with their opponents’ 0.6 goals and 1.11 xG. Therefore, a one-sided scoring outcome is more likely than both teams finding the net.

Data from the last 5 matches shows that Maccabi Netanya scored an average of 1.8 goals, while Bnei Sakhnin managed only 0.6, limiting the visitors’ potential to drive a very high-scoring game. Netanya created an average of 1.71 xG, while Sakhnin allowed opponents 1.53 xG, giving the hosts a solid basis to score around 1.6 goals. On the other hand, Sakhnin conceded an average of 1.2 goals per match, and Netanya also conceded 1.2, with the visitors’ recent results including as many as 4 defeats in 5 matches. Over 2.5 goals landed in 60% of Netanya’s last five matches, but in only 40% of Sakhnin’s games, making the 2.5 line too evenly balanced. The strongest signal is Under 3.5: the projected total of 2.55 goals leaves a clear margin against the four goals required for this bet to lose.

Maccabi Netanya have won 3 of their last 5 matches, scoring an average of 1.8 goals, while Bnei Sakhnin have lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring just 0.6 goals per match. The hosts led at the break in 40% of these matches and averaged 1.0 goal before half-time, whereas the visitors scored only 0.2 goals per game in the first half and failed to score before the break in 80% of their matches. Netanya’s advantage is also evident after half-time: they won the second half in 60% of their recent matches, scoring an average of 0.8 goals and conceding 0.4. Sakhnin, meanwhile, conceded an average of 1.0 goal after the break and lost the second half in 60% of their appearances. The most likely outcome is therefore an HT/FT 1/1 result, with the hosts leading at half-time and maintaining their winning advantage until the final whistle.