Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Maccabi Netanya & Beitar Jerusalem face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Toto Cup Ligat Al. All the pre-match information is available here!
Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Maccabi have not come this way in the Toto Cup Ligat Al without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Hapoel Hadera, Hapoel Kfar Saba and Maccabi Petah Tikva. Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Al adventure ended in the 7th place final.On the other hand, in the Toto Cup Ligat Al, Maccabi Netanya has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. With Maccabi Netanya having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager R. Atteveld.
Maccabi are returning here after visiting Hapoel Hadera in a Toto Cup Ligat Al game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. R. Ashkenazi scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Maccabi lost 0-1 at home to Maccabi Petah Tikva.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of R. Atteveld when R. Ashkenazi scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Maccabi Netanya friendly games in pre-season: Maccabi Netanya played two friendlies, won 2, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Maccabi Netanya scored 4 goals and conceded 2 in these two games.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Bnei Yehuda, Ashdod and Hapoel Tel Aviv in order to reach 3rd Place Final of Toto Cup Ligat Al. Nothing but glory last season for Jerusalem, as they won the Toto Cup Ligat Al.When we have look at the Toto Cup Ligat Al statistics, we find 1W-2D-0L. This is both home and away.
Two travels in a row for Jerusalem, whose manager R. Levy could celebrate last time after the Toto Cup Ligat Al win against Ashdod. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Jerusalem played three friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these three matches Beitar Jerusalem scored 8 and conceded 2 goals.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi four wins, one draw and Beitar Jerusalem five victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Maccabi Netanya missing players
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Beitar Jerusalem | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 17 | 34 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 231 | 134 | Total Shots | T S | 97 | 218 | ||
| 96 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 89 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 38% | ||
