Maccabi Haifa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv Prediction: derby rivalry and league fight continues

The round 6 match of the Ligat ha’Al match between Maccabi Haifa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv will take place at Sammy Ofer Stadium. 

Maccabi Haifa will be hoping for a better result following a 3-0 Ligat HaAl defeat in their last game at the hands of Hapoel Jerusalem. William Togui (53') scored for Hapoel Jerusalem. It’s been seldom in recent times that Maccabi Haifa has shown defensive steel. The reality is that Maccabi Haifa has seen their defense breached in 5 of their previous six matches, shipping ten goals in the process. They are seated second in the league with 12 points. Also, they have lost three of their last five matches in all competitions. 

Maccabi Tel Aviv head into the game after a 4-0 Ligat HaAl win as they beat Beitar Jerusalem in their most recent outing. For Maccabi Tel Aviv, the goal scorers were Gabi Kanichowsky (37'), Oscar Glue (43'), Eran Zahavi (83'), and Eyal Golasa (87'). Proving their penchant for high-scoring encounters, goals have been seen as many as 21 times in the previous six games Maccabi Tel Aviv has taken to the pitch, giving an average of 3.5 goals each meeting. Their opponents have managed 3 of those goals. Putting that aside, we will have to wait and see whether that pattern might be replicated in this next game. Going into this one, Maccabi Tel Aviv is undefeated in their previous four away league matches. 

The last league fixture between these sides was Ligat HaAl match day eight on 10/05/2022, which finished with the scoreline of Maccabi Haifa 1-3 Maccabi Tel Aviv. Looking over their head-to-head clashes stretching back to 06/04/2021 shows that Maccabi Haifa has won 1 of these & Maccabi Tel Aviv 2, with the tally of drawn results standing at 3.