Kiryat Shmona is playing unexpectedly poorly in this year’s edition of Ligat ha’Al, which is best shown by only one triumph from 13 games played, with six draws and six defeats. The Northerners, with these results and 9 points on their account, are “cemented” in the last place of the table and there is no doubt that this is (for now) by far the worst season of Kiryat Shmona in the last decade.
The 2011/12 Ligat ha’Al champions are now one of the main candidates for a relegation. Meanwhile, Sektzia Ness Ziona managed to secure a return to the best club last season after only two campaigns spent in “Liga Leumit”. Upon their return to the top flight, there is no doubt that their primary goal will be to keep their status as first division team.
However, they did not start life in the new environment in the desired way, since they managed to collect only two points more than the last-placed Kiryat Shmon (11 points), so they are expected to have a “convulsive” fight for survival.
Match Details:
- Match: H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona
- Date: 19 December, 2022
- Time: 10:30 pm
- Venue: Kiryat Shmona Municipal Stadium
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Prediction
Both Hapoel Kiryat Shmona and Sektzia Nes Tziona have struggled so far in the Israel Premier League. The hosts are currently ranked last while Sektzia Nes Tziona is ranked second-last and only two points above the hosts.
We don’t expect lots of goals in this game. This clash hasn’t yielded many goals in the past. All the last meetings between Kiryat Shmona and Sektzia Nes Tziona had fewer than 3 goals. We expect another low-scoring encounter in this game.
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Head-To-Head
Ironi Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona’s head to head record shows that of the 4 meetings they’ve had, Ironi Kiryat Shmona has won 3 times and Sektzia Nes Tziona has won 1 times. 0 fixtures between Ironi Kiryat Shmona and Sektzia Nes Tziona has ended in a draw.
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Live Stream Time
This match will start from 10:30 P.M
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Date
This match will take place on 19 December, 2022
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Team News
21-year-old goalkeeper Nadav Zamir is still in the recovery room with a fractured femur. In fact, he should be the only unavailable player in the home team, and Dziugas Bartkus will be in goal again.
Coach Menachem Koretsky is not satisfied with the performance of his team in recent weeks, so he will probably make some changes in the starting line-up with a 5-4-1 formation.
The club from Ness Ziona has no problems with injuries, but they will not be able to count on Usman Mohammed who received the fifth yellow card of the season last time and will be suspended for one match.
What makes coach Nir Berkovich happy is the return of 32-year-old left back Omri Ben Harush after a long time. However, he left the match early in the second half for unknown reasons.
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Lineups
H. Kiryat Shmona:
D. Bartkus, I. Ben Shabat, N. Drori, O. Hasin, Z. Morgan, S. Bar On, S. Dasta, Yoav Hofmayster, Y. Lugasi, S. Sebai, I. Shviro.
Sektzia Nes Tziona:
S. Acka, N. Antman, O. Ben Harush, A. Buzaglo, S. Israeli, D. Kochav, L. Kutalia, Ari Moura, Y. Stoyanov, I. Trost, M. Usman Edu
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Odds
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona are in an unfortunate period, having won just 1 of their last 14 matches in Premier League
- Ironi Kiryat Shmona haven’t lost a match in 12 of their last 14 home matches in Premier League
- There have been under 2.5 goals scored in Ironi Kiryat Shmona’s last 3 league games
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have finished their last 3 Premier League clashes in draws
- Sektzia Nes Tziona have won only 1 of their last 8 Premier League matches
- In their last 7 games in Premier League, Sektzia Nes Tziona have recorded 6 undefeated encounters
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Stats
- Kiryat Shmona finished each of the previous three league matches under 2.5 goals.
- Ness Ziona has stayed under 2.5 goals in four of their last five league matches.
- Each of the previous six meetings between these teams ended under 2.5 goals.
- In all three meetings played in Kiryat Smona, there was no more than one goal.
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Tips
- First Team to Score Prediction: Sektzia Nes Tziona
- Total Goals Prediction: Under 2.5 Goals
- Correct Score Prediction: 1-0 to Sektzia Nes Tziona
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Betting Trends
BTTS means Both Teams to Score. This means that both teams must score a goal to win the bet. If you placed a bet on BTTS on Ironi Kiryat Shmona, the success rate for your bet should be 69% so far.
Sektzia Nes Tziona has scored and conceded in the same match in 46% of the times it played during this season’s Israel Israeli Premier League.
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Where To Watch Live Israeli Premier League 2022 Match
For the football fans in Israel, live coverage of the match will be available on 5Sport.
H. Kiryat Shmona vs Sektzia Nes Tziona Who Will Win Match
We expect Sektzia Nes Tziona to open the lead in this clash. While both teams are struggling, they have a better form than Hapoel Kiryat Shmona ahead of this game. The visitors are unbeaten in their last five games. They kept two clean sheets during that period. On the other hand, the hosts suffered 3 defeats in their previous four and bagged only a point during that period.
Sektzia Nes Tziona to win the match.