National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Nazareth Illit or Maccabi Petah Tikva that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Hapoel Nazareth Illit form and stats
Hapoel Nazareth Illit participated in State Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Hapoel Nazareth Illit have to build on here in the Liga Leumit.
The Hapoel Nazareth Illit supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Hapoel Acre in Liga Leumit and win 2-1. In the game before, an away victory in the Liga Leumit match versus Kafr Qasim with a 2-0 scoreline.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. On the other hand, Hapoel Nazareth Illit have conceded 10 goals.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva's mission in State Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against Maccabi Netanya.The visitors are W4-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Leumit.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Maccabi Petah Tikva, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Bnei Sakhnin. Before that, Maccabi Petah Tikva secured a home win against Hapoel Rishon LeZion with the score 4-0.
Maccabi Petah Tikva are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Maccabi Petah Tikva are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Hapoel Nazareth Illit won 2 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Maccabi Petah Tikva has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 6Top Goalscorers
  T. Baribo 7 goals |  D. Hugy 7 goals |  L. Cohen 6 goals |
Hapoel Nazareth Illit missing players
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Scored | S | 20 | 50 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 229 | 116 | Total Shots | T S | 117 | 254 | ||
| 109 | 59 | Shots on Target | S O | 51 | 116 | ||
| 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 43% | ||
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 41 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 6 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Kafr Qasim | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Hapoel Acre | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 13 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 15 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -29 | 11 |
| 16 | Hapoel Afula | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 10 |