National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Beitar Jerusalem or Hapoel Afula that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Jerusalem participated in State Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Beitar Jerusalem's results here at Teddi Malcha Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Jerusalem are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Maccabi Haifa.
Ahead of that match, Beitar Jerusalem lost 1-2 at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv.Jerusalem are traveling soon after this match as the Ligat ha'Al match at Hapoel Be'er Sheva awaits in three days.
Jerusalem have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Beitar Jerusalem's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.There's been little loot from Hapoel Afula's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 8 away games in the Liga Leumit. Hapoel Afula only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.
Impressive finishing from Laufer and Hirsh secured the home win 3-2 against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in their previous game.
Prior to that match, the Afula manager Shavit faced defeat when travelling to Sektzia Nes Tziona and losing 0-4.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hapoel Afula as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Afula's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 20 goals in 8 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Shua 5 goals |  N. Ifrah 4 goals | A. Tamir 2 goals |
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
Hapoel Afula missing players
| Beitar Jerusalem | Hapoel Afula | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Scored | S | 20 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 34 | 46 | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.5 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 24% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 45% | ||
| 9.5 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 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 Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 29 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Ashdod | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Hapoel Katamon | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kafr Qasim | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Bnei Yehuda | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Hapoel Iksal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Hapoel Acre | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| 8 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 20 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 15 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 12 |
| 16 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 10 |