Match Analysis: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Hapoel Petah Tikva
← Back to fixturesMatchday Championship Group - 31Tuesday, 05 May 2026 at 16:30Bloomfield Stadium
Form — last 5
DWLLD
Form — last 5
LLDDD
Current group table
Group Premier League , Championship Round standings
| # | Team | P | Form | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hapoel Beer Sheva | 36 | WDWWL | +41 | 79 |
| 2 |  Beitar Jerusalem | 36 | LDWDD | +38 | 76 |
| 3 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | 36 | DWLLD | +29 | 66 |
| 4 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 36 | DWLLD | +17 | 60 |
| 5 |  Maccabi Haifa | 36 | WLDWW | +19 | 55 |
| 6 |  Hapoel Petah Tikva | 36 | LLDDD | -9 | 40 |
Injuries & suspensions
Team news
No injuries or suspensions reported for this fixture.
AI prediction report
Analyst verdict
AI Prediction Report
Generated —
Predicted result
Draw1-1
ModelMAC 38%·D 35%·27% HAP
Model confidence52%
Key factors
- Three of the last five H2H meetings have ended in draws (2-2, 2-2, 0-0), indicating a strong tendency toward shared spoils in this fixture
- Maccabi Tel Aviv's indifferent recent form (DWLLD) undermines their home advantage, with inconsistency across scoring and defensive outputs averaging 1.8 goals each way
- Hapoel Petah Tikva have gone winless in their last 5 (LLDDD) but have shown defensive resilience, conceding only 1.6 per game and holding draws in their last three
- Maccabi's most recent win in this fixture was a 4-0 rout in September 2025, but since then two draws suggest Petah Tikva have adjusted and closed the gap
- Pleasant weather conditions (17°C, dry, light wind) suit technical play, giving neither side a particular environmental advantage and allowing both teams to play their natural game
Analyst reasoning
The head-to-head trend is the dominant signal here: three of the last five meetings have been draws, including the two most recent encounters, which strongly points toward another stalemate. Maccabi Tel Aviv hold home advantage and a higher ceiling historically, but their patchy form (only one win in five) and Hapoel Petah Tikva's stubborn rearguard action in recent weeks make a narrow Maccabi victory far from certain. A 1-1 draw reflects both teams' current scoring rates and the fixture's well-established pattern of parity.