Ashdod welcomes Hapoel Petah Tikva to this second leg of the State Cup Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It's no vacation for neither Ashdod nor Hapoel Petah Tikva 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.
Ashdod form and stats
Ashdod participated in State Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th round.5 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Ashdod have to build on here at Yud-Alef Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al.
Ashdod enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hapoel Tel Aviv's place. The match ended 2-1 with Mugeese (2) scoring. Manager Shimon felt very clever after Mugeese scored the winning goal against Hapoel Tel Aviv, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 46th minute.
Ahead of that match, Ashdod won a home game hosting Maccabi Haifa (3-1).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Bnei Sakhnin are coming to town in four days.
Ashdod are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Ashdod have conceded only 10 goals.
Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats
Hapoel Petah Tikva was sent out of State Cup in the 8th round last season.Hapoel Petah Tikva's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Hapoel Petah Tikva collect 29 points from their 13 away matches in the Liga Leumit. 9 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Petah have lots to remedy after their surprise defeat (0-1) to Hapoel Ramat Gan in their previous outing, played in front of their own supporters.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Hapoel Nof HaGalil.Hapoel Petah Tikva has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 13 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Petah Tikva - Ashdod 1-1 was the outcome when this pair of squads last met, some time ago this season. Ashdod-Hapoel Petah Tikva H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ashdod three wins, Hapoel Petah Tikva four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
![]() R. Stein 10 goals | ![]() I. Shemesh 9 goals | ![]() M. Kna'an 5 goals |
Ashdod missing players
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
| Ashdod | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 10 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 25 | 47 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.2 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 28% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 42% | ||
| 7.4 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 6.3 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 56 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 29 | 52 |
| 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 39 | 51 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 23 | -3 | 36 |
| 5 | Hapoel Katamon | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
| 7 | Beitar Jerusalem | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -5 | 31 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -14 | 26 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 24 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -11 | 20 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | -21 | 18 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -20 | 17 |
| 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 Petah Tikva | 27 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 53 |
| 2 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | Ironi Tiberias | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 47 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 43 |
| 6 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -1 | 40 |
| 7 | Hapoel Afula | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 37 |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 36 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 32 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -19 | 24 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 30 | -31 | 7 |