Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Bnei Yehuda & Hapoel Afula face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the State Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Ligat ha'Al. Thankfully the previous game, versus Hapoel Tel Aviv, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Bnei Yehuda form and stats
Bnei Yehuda's results here in the Ligat ha'Al have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. Game days have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Bnei Yehuda as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
The Bnei Yehuda crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Hapoel Tel Aviv here in a Ligat ha'Al match. Preceding that match was the home Ligat ha'Al game against Sektzia Nes Tziona that was lost 1-2.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Bnei Yehuda here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 9 games). 12 goals have been conceded.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
They also participated in State Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Bnei Yehuda drew the shortest straw.Hapoel Afula have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Liga Leumit, after 0-2-8 (10 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Hapoel Afula have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 16 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Hapoel Ramat HaSharon game.
Hapoel Afula play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon. Before that, Hapoel Afula travelled to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth and returned home with a draw after the Liga Leumit game finished 0-0.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Hapoel Afula have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 3 - 2 - 0 (Bnei Yehuda wins - draws - Hapoel Afula wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Zaneti 3 goals |  D. Jan 2 goals |  M. Ghadir 2 goals |
Bnei Yehuda missing players
Hapoel Afula missing players
| Bnei Yehuda | Hapoel Afula | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 48% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 191 | 121 | Total Shots | T S | 119 | 226 | ||
| 69 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 80 | ||
| 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 22% | ||
| 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 Tel Aviv | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 23 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 9 | Bnei Yehuda | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 21 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -10 | 17 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -14 | 15 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 14 |
| 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 Petah Tikva | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Kafr Qasim | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -29 | 11 |
| 16 | Hapoel Afula | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 10 |