Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hapoel Be'er Sheva & Maccabi Haifa face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the State Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Be'er nor Maccabi Haifa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Last season, Hapoel Be'er Sheva's State Cup journey ended in the 4th round.The Hapoel Be'er Sheva supporters enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Bnei Sakhnin and win 3-1.
Before that, Be'er played out a Ligat ha'Al draw 1-1 when visiting Maccabi Tel Aviv.Maccabi Haifa form and stats
They also participated in State Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.Maccabi Haifa go into this game after a win, the home game against Maccabi Netanya that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Maccabi was the only team on the pitch versus Maccabi Netanya in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Prior to that result Maccabi Haifa won their away game at Bnei Sakhnin in the Ligat ha'Al. The scoreline was 3-0.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Be'er wins - draws - Maccabi Haifa wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 20 goals | D. David 15 goals |   R. Safouri 10 goals |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
Maccabi Haifa missing players
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 18 | 49 | ||
| 23 | 8 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 4.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 5.5 | ||
| 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 8.7 | 7.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 7.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | ||
