National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Petah Tikva or Hapoel Katamon that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Hapoel Katamon played their last game only three days ago, a Toto Cup Ligat Al match.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva was eliminated in the 11th place final last season in the Toto Cup Ligat Al.The Maccabi Petah Tikva boss Lam and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Ashdod in the Toto Cup Ligat Al.
A 0-0 scoreline against Hapoel Petah Tikva before that, played at their own home stadium in the Toto Cup Ligat Al.
Maccabi are traveling soon after this match as the Toto Cup Ligat Al match at Hapoel Tel Aviv awaits in four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Maccabi Petah Tikva friendly games in pre-season: Maccabi Petah Tikva played four friendlies, won 1, drew 2 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Maccabi Petah Tikva scored {6 goals} and conceded 5 in these four games.
Hapoel Katamon form and stats
Hapoel Katamon's mission in Toto Cup Ligat Al last season failed in the 7th place final.The followers enjoyed Katamon's previous fixture versus Ashdod, a Toto Cup Ligat Al win (2-0) played at home.
Before that, the Toto Cup Ligat Al victory away at Hapoel Petah Tikva.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Maccabi Petah Tikva victories, three draws and two Hapoel Katamon wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Hapoel Katamon missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Hapoel Katamon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 46 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 24 | 6 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 32% | ||
| 4.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8.6 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 44% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 32% | ||
| 7.2 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hapoel Katamon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
