National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Katamon or Maccabi Petah Tikva that keep their silverware dream alive.
Hapoel Katamon and Maccabi Petah Tikva should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Hapoel Katamon form and stats
Last season, Hapoel Katamon's State Cup journey ended in the 8th round.When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Hapoel Katamon have managed 2 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 6 games.
The fans are hoping that Katamon will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the Toto Cup fixture against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Before that match, a Ligat ha'Al win away at Maccabi Bnei Raina.Hapoel Katamon have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Teddi Malcha Stadium with 9 goals in 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hapoel Katamon defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva was sent out of State Cup in the quarter-finals last season, when Hapoel Be'er Sheva turned out to be too strong.Playing away, Maccabi Petah Tikva have won 5 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Liga Leumit this season.
Maccabi lost away at Hapoel Acre (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
Prior to that match, the Maccabi Petah Tikva manager Barda faced defeat when travelling to Agudat Sport Ashdod and losing 1-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ironi Tiberias in just four days.
The Maccabi manager Barda has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 8 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Katamon-Maccabi Petah Tikva H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Hapoel Katamon two wins, Maccabi Petah Tikva two wins, three draws. two of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  T. Ben Chaim 8 goals |  I. Shkurin 7 goals |
Hapoel Katamon missing players
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
| Hapoel Katamon | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 22 | 42 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.7 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 35% | ||
| 9.8 | 11.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 8.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 29 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Hapoel Acre | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Ironi Tiberias | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 7 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Bnei Yehuda | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -15 | -1 |
| 16 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -14 | 9 |
