National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Haifa 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 Haifa form and stats
Last season, Haifa's State Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Haifa have to build on here at Sammy Ofer Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al. Haifa are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Sammy Ofer Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Hapoel Haifa manager Levy and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Hapoel Katamon in the Ligat ha'Al.
Ahead of that match, Haifa lost 0-1 at home to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.Hapoel Haifa has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Haifa have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Kfar Saba form and stats
Hapoel Kfar Saba's mission in State Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Hapoel Kfar Saba playing as the away team in the Liga Leumit this season.
Kfar go into this game after a win, the home game against Hapoel Ramat HaSharon that ended 4-0. As mentioned above, Hapoel Kfar Saba was the only team on the pitch versus Hapoel Ramat HaSharon in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Maccabi Ahi Nazareth's place.Hapoel Kfar Saba are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. As opposed to that, Kfar have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Hapoel Haifa five wins, two draws and Hapoel Kfar Saba three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Turgeman 9 goals |   G. Itzhak 8 goals |  A. Ožbolt 5 goals |
Hapoel Haifa missing players
Hapoel Kfar Saba missing players
| Hapoel Haifa | Hapoel Kfar Saba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 24 | 41 | ||
| 33 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 9.2 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.1 | 8.6 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 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 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 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 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 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 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 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 Rishon LeZion | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -11 | 12 |
| 15 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Hapoel Afula | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -16 | 9 |