National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Beitar Jerusalem or Ironi Tiberias that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Jerusalem nor Ironi Tiberias 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.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.The story so far in the Ligat ha'Al for Beitar Jerusalem at their home stadium (Teddi Malcha Stadium) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Beitar Jerusalem's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-2 versus Sektzia Nes Tziona. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Heartbreak before that as Beitar Jerusalem lost 2-3 at Hapoel Be'er Sheva's place.Beitar Jerusalem are traveling soon after this match as the Ligat ha'Al match at Hapoel Katamon awaits in four days.
The Jerusalem fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Beitar Jerusalem have conceded 19 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Ironi Tiberias form and stats
They also participated in State Cup last season. This ended in the 8th round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Leumit travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Hapoel Nazareth Illit in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Hapoel Acre in the Liga Leumit.Ironi Tiberias have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Tiberias in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Nicolăescu 11 goals |  D. Moreno Asprilla 8 goals |  J. da Silva 6 goals |
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
Ironi Tiberias missing players
| Beitar Jerusalem | Ironi Tiberias | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 42 | 28 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 46 | 26 | Conceded | C | 18 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 13% | 12% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 10.1 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 39% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 11 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 7.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 36 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 7 | Ashdod | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Maccabi Netanya | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 16 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ironi Tiberias | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Hapoel Afula | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 13 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -17 | 1 |
