National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Bnei Sakhnin or Maccabi Tel Aviv that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Champions League.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
Bnei Sakhnin participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al the last season, where they reached the 9th place final.2W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Toto Cup Ligat Al for Bnei Sakhnin. Sakhnin has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Doha Stadium. We remember; it was Hapoel Ramat HaSharon.
Sakhnin shared the glory with Ironi Kiryat Shmona in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Ahead of that match, Sakhnin won a home game hosting Maccabi Haifa (1-0).
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Sakhnin, who have participated in two training matches. Bnei Sakhnin have won 0 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Al adventure ended in the final.Maccabi are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Champions League against Riga. A 0-2 defeat away at Hapoel Be'er Sheva before that.
Maccabi Tel Aviv played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. In these one match Maccabi Tel Aviv scored 3 and conceded 1 goal.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Sakhnin won zero, Maccabi Tel Aviv won eight and two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Bnei Sakhnin missing players
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
| Bnei Sakhnin | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 42 | 18 | Scored | S | 21 | 49 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Conceded | C | 10 | 13 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 271 | 149 | Total Shots | T S | 114 | 268 | ||
| 101 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 55 | 128 | ||
| 41% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 38% | ||