HAIFA. Maccabi Haifa tops Bnei Sakhnin 1-0 after T. Chery scored just 1 goal (66′). Maccabi Haifa was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Maccabi Haifa

1 - 0

Bnei Sakhnin

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 16 Total 5
  • 9 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 158 Attack 113
  • 116 Dangerous attack 54
  • 95 Ball safe 112
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Maccabi Haifa had a strong ball possession 61% while Bnei Sakhnin was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Maccabi Haifa had a more offensive attitude with 116 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Maccabi Haifa won the match​.

Maccabi Haifa shot 16 times, 9 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Bnei Sakhnin shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Maccabi Haifa received 4 yellow cards (A. Mohamed, T. Chery, M. Abu Fani and ). On the opposite side, Bnei Sakhnin received 5 yellow cards (B. Kayal, M. Kabha, G. Amos, R. Stain and F. Sporkslede).

Match Timeline

A. Muhammad- Yellow
6'
23'
B. Kayal- Yellow
45'
46'
54'
61'
65'
66'
67'
70'
71'
78'
M. Jaber- sub ->T. Chery
79'
79'
87'
Fabian Sporkslede- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Maccabi Haifa
75
9
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
50
7
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
70
10
Hapoel Hadera
42
7
Maccabi Tel Aviv
69
10
Ashdod
39
7
Beitar Jerusalem
37
7
Maccabi Netanya
52
10
Hapoel Haifa
35
7
Hapoel Tel Aviv
50
10
Bnei Sakhnin
49
9
Hapoel Katamon
33
7
Hapoel Nof HaGalil
27
7
Maccabi Petah Tikva
27
7

After playing this encounter, Maccabi Haifa will have 69 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Bnei Sakhnin will stay with 44 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Maccabi Haifa will host Maccabi Netanya on the 20th of May with a 23-10 head to head stats in favor of Maccabi Haifa (5 draws).

Bnei Sakhnin will play away agasint Hapoel Be’er Sheva on the 20th of May with a 15-6 head to head in favor of Hapoel Be’er Sheva (10 draws).

Maccabi Haifa – Formation

The manager Barak Bakhar decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Maccabi Haifa made 4 changes: M. Tchibota for G. Donyoh (61′), T. Chery for M. Jaber (79′), D. David for N. Lavi (79′) and O. Atzili for M. Levi (90′).

Bnei Sakhnin – Formation

Haim Silbas played with: .

Substitutions

Bnei Sakhnin made 3 changes: O. Odah for Moura Ari (46′), M. Shalata for R. Stain (65′) and I. Ganaem for B. Fahad (71′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.​