Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hapoel Hadera & Bnei Sakhnin face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the State Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Hadera nor Bnei Sakhnin 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.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
Last season, Hadera's State Cup journey ended in the 4th round.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligat ha'Al this season. Hapoel Hadera have only managed 1 win, 4 draws and 2 losses from their games here at Netanya Stadium.
The spoils were shared in Hadera's previous game, also at home. Visiting Maccabi Netanya travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
1-1 away at Hapoel Katamon before that.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligat ha'Al game versus Ashdod in only three days. This game is also played here at Netanya Stadium.
Hapoel Hadera aren't scoring a lot here at Netanya Stadium in the league, with only 4 goals from 7 games. Hapoel Hadera's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
They also participated in State Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.As the visiting team in Ligat ha'Al matches, Bnei Sakhnin have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
Sakhnin are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Ligat ha'Al against Hapoel Katamon.
It was a Ligat ha'Al defeat before that one as the away game against Hapoel Be'er Sheva wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.Sakhnin have another match that requires travelling in just four days, a Ligat ha'Al fixture against Maccabi Netanya. A demanding programme for them!
Bnei Sakhnin are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Sakhnin have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's six Hadera victories, one draw and two Bnei Sakhnin wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Gozlan 5 goals |   B. Kayal 5 goals |  G. Melamed 5 goals |
Hapoel Hadera missing players
Bnei Sakhnin missing players
| Hapoel Hadera | Bnei Sakhnin | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 17 | 34 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 36 | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 24% | ||
| 3.5 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 6.2 | ||
| 3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7.8 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 40% | ||
| 10 | 8.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.1 | 8.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 33 | 41 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 25 |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Ashdod | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Hapoel Katamon | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 15 |
| 13 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -19 | 13 |
| 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 10 |
