National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Netanya or Beitar Jerusalem that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi Netanya nor Beitar Jerusalem 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.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.The Maccabi Netanya club members got no joy from their last fixture, a State Cup duel also played here at Sammy Ofer Stadium: A 0-3 defeat against Beitar Jerusalem.
Prior to that, an away loss at Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Ligat ha'Al.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Maccabi Netanya handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Jerusalem was sent out of State Cup in the round of 16 last season.Two trips in a row for Beitar Jerusalem, whose boss Abukasis could celebrate last time after the State Cup win against Maccabi Netanya.
Prior to that match, the Beitar Jerusalem manager Abukasis faced defeat when travelling to Ironi Kiryat Shmona and losing 2-3.We have checked recent matches where Jerusalem have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: Maccabi Netanya - Beitar Jerusalem 0-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Maccabi Netanya victories, three draws and four Beitar Jerusalem wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Zlatanović with 7 goals scored against Beitar Jerusalem in these 10 encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Moreno Asprilla 17 goals |   I. Zlatanović 15 goals | I. Nicolăescu 15 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Beitar Jerusalem | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Scored | S | 24 | 49 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 10.1 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 30% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 40% | ||
| 8.8 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 9.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.1 | ||
