National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ashdod or Hapoel Be'er Sheva that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Ashdod form and stats
Ashdod was eliminated in the 8th round last season in the State Cup.When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Ashdod have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 7 games.
The Ashdod club members got no joy from their last fixture, a Toto Cup duel also played here at Yud-Alef Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Maccabi Bnei Raina.
A 1-1 draw away in the Ligat ha'Al before that, with Bnei Sakhnin the opponent.Ashdod has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Ashdod have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, as they won the State Cup.The strength of Hapoel Be'er Sheva on their travels this season is incredible with 18 points collected from 6 Ligat ha'Al away games. Hapoel Be'er Sheva has 6-0-0 on the road, with 19 goals scored and 4 conceded.
Be'er have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Omri Glazer. It's been 432 minutes since they last conceded in Ligat ha'Al.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Hapoel Tel Aviv in their previous game; a Toto Cup fixture.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Hapoel Hadera in the Ligat ha'Al.Hapoel Be'er Sheva are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (19 goals from 6 away games). They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Ashdod victories, three draws and three Hapoel Be'er Sheva wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Hatuel 8 goals |  R. Safouri 5 goals | M. Suleymanov 4 goals |
Ashdod missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Ashdod | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Scored | S | 25 | 49 | ||
| 37 | 15 | Conceded | C | 10 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 39% | ||
| 7.9 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 29 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
