Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Hadera Prediction

Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Hadera prediction for a Ligat ha'Al fixture on Saturday, January 2nd. League leaders Maccabi Haifa plays host to Hapoel Hadera at the Sammy Ofer Stadium looking to maintain their big advantage at the Ligat ha´Al standings.

Please continue reading to discover our full match preview for the best betting tips online, h2h match facts and correct score predictions for Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Hadera.

Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Hadera Betting Tips

League leaders Maccabi Haifa have been in excellent form recently. They should be confident of adding another 3 points to their tally when they take on Hapoel Hadera at the Sammy Ofer Stadium.

Runners up in each of the last two seasons, Haifa have made a wonderful start to this season´s campaign and now lead the Liga ha´Al by 8 points from nearest rivals and current defending champions, Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Recent success has been built on a solid defensive platform with Haifa recording 7 successive league wins with clean sheets in 6 of those including each of the last 3 at home.

Haifa has been excellent at home, winning from 6 with 1 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv, a game they lead 2:0 until a couple of late Tel Aviv strikes ensured a share of the spoils.

However, Haifa has since responded with 4 successive home wins and now have a serious chance of winning a first domestic league title in 10 years.

Visiting Hapoel Hadera do arrive in decent form, unbeaten in their last 5 league matches but with 17 points separating these two sides after just 13 games, a serious gulf in class exists between these teams, and a home win seems inevitable here, particularly with the visitors losing 5 of their last 8 on the road.

As you might expect, the hosts are short at 1.18 odds on so instead, we turn to the BTTS - NO selection with Haifa keeping so many clean sheets in recent weeks and Hadera lacking in firepower, failing to score in 4 of their last 5 away matches.

Past meetings also reveal that 3 of the last 4 contests between these two sides also produced that outcome and at 1.5 odds, offers better value than a simple Haifa win.

Maccabi Haifa vs Hapoel Hadera Correct Score Prediction

A routine home win looks likely here, and I´m backing Maccabi Haifa to claim another 3 points with a comfortable 2:0 win.