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.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit form and stats
Nazareth was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the State Cup.Hapoel Nazareth Illit have collected 8 points from their Ligat ha'Al home games so far after 2-2-2.
Habiballa was the last player to score a league goal for Nazareth and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Hapoel Nazareth Illit haven't scored in 231 minutes.
No payout for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in their previous match, an away game at Hapoel Be'er Sheva that ended in defeat 0-2.
Preceding that match was a Ligat ha'Al defeat to Maccabi Haifa (0-4).The manager Hohenboym will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hapoel Katamon in only three days.
The Hapoel Nazareth Illit fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Nazareth have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Maccabi Petah Tikva have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, after 0-1-5 (6 played).
Maccabi Petah Tikva are looking to quickly end their 255 minutes long goal drought in the Ligat ha'Al.
Two away games in a row for Maccabi, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Bnei Sakhnin in the Ligat ha'Al.
The game before that, in the Ligat ha'Al, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Ashdod.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Ligat ha'Al trip to Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Maccabi Petah Tikva's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 6 matches. Maccabi have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the last ten meetings between these two participants are: two wins for Nazareth, one draw and seven wins for Maccabi Petah Tikva. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Awad 3 goals |  S. Nachmani 2 goals | K. Frater 2 goals |
Hapoel Nazareth Illit missing players
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
| Hapoel Nazareth Illit | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 10 | 28 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 14 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 44% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 8.4 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 35% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 36% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 29 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 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 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 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 |