National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Afula or Hapoel Kfar Saba that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
Afula was eliminated in the 8th round last season in the State Cup.Hapoel Afula are steadily winning Liga Leumit games and points here at Afula Illit Stadium. 5 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
A nice win for Hapoel Afula last time playing, versus Kafr Qasim. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0.
Before that, Hapoel Afula played out a Liga Leumit draw 1-1 when visiting Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.Hapoel Afula are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Leumit match at Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa awaits in four days.
Afula has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Defensively Hapoel Afula have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Kfar Saba form and stats
Kfar's mission in State Cup last season failed in the 8th round.As the visiting team in Liga Leumit matches, Hapoel Kfar Saba have produced an overall stat of 4-3-2 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Hapoel Ramat Gan in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Hapoel Rishon LeZion.A quick return to home after this game, as Hapoel Kfar Saba are hosting Hapoel Petah Tikva in the Liga Leumit only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Hapoel Kfar Saba have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. Hapoel Kfar Saba have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Afula wins - draws - Hapoel Kfar Saba wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Torial 6 goals |  S. Hirsh 4 goals | E. Rohana 4 goals |
Hapoel Afula missing players
Hapoel Kfar Saba missing players
| Hapoel Afula | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 17 | 33 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 16 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 0.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 7.5 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 |
