National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Kfar Shalem or Hapoel Tel Aviv that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Hapoel Kfar Shalem form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 5th round.Shalem shared the glory with Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. In the game before, an away victory in the Liga Leumit match versus Kafr Qasim with a 1-0 scoreline.
T. Benbenishti was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats
Aviv's mission in State Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.Hapoel Tel Aviv are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
The game before that, in the Ligat ha'Al, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Hapoel Haifa.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Beitar Jerusalem in just four days.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Olaha 11 goals |   O. Altman 7 goals | R. Melika 4 goals |
Hapoel Kfar Shalem missing players
Hapoel Tel Aviv missing players
| Hapoel Kfar Shalem | Hapoel Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 22 | ||
| 39 | 18 | Conceded | C | 9 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 43% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 29% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.4 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 26% | ||