Football Tips 14/02/2014

Netanya are clear at the top of the table by 11 points, they have lost just 2 games all season, 1 at home to 2nd place Petah Tikva and the other on the road against a fairly poor Herzliya who bagged 2 goals in the closing minutes to sneak a victory. 7th place Ashkelon have won just 1 of their last 9 league fixtures and just 1 of 4 played at home compared to Netanya who are unbeaten on the road since last November. Netanya have never lost to Ashkelon in this league and while we don’t expect a thrashing we cannot see them losing today, a draw is good enough for the tip.

Shabab’s position in the league is seriously hindered by their inability to perform at their best when on the road, while they are scoring more than a goal per game on average they just aren’t picking up wins (3W 3D 3L) and rely solely on their stunning home record for points. 7 wins from 8 played is their current record at the Al-Shabab Stadium where on average they bag over 2 goals per game but more importantly concede less than 1. Shabab are very likely to pick up the win today, they have won their last 6 home fixtures in a row all the while conceding just 2 goals. The opponants today are 13 place (1 point off bottom) Al Shaab, they haven’t won or drawn any of their last 9 away fixtures and will pretty much have to pull off a miracle to leave here with anything.

Third top scorers in the league and they've played 2 games less so they will be playing catch up today. A win by 2 or more goals would see them take top spot tonight and we think they will get the job done considering they have scored 21 goals in just 7 home games and only conceded 3, that's a pretty impressive record. Our only trouble is that the away team have only conceded 9 in 8 away, but they haven't come up against the best home team (on points per game) in the league as of yet and will struggle to hold the rampant Steaua Bucharest strike force back. Our boys won this game 6-0 in the reverse of this fixture, bring on the goals!

Dordrecht are in great form, they are top of the Eerste Divisie right now and have been banging the goals in, they have netted 34 in 12 home games this season and just last week bagged 6 against a poor Emmen side who are actually arguable better than today’s opponent. Ajax Reserves have conceded 30 goals in their 12 away games, just about the worst record in that league on a goals per game ratio. They have leaked 7 just from their last 2 away games and to make matters worse these came against Emmen (we mentioned they were thrashed 6-1 by Dordrecht last week!) and Telstar. The hosts should have no trouble today, a win is certainly on the cards and likely by a few.