National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Petah Tikva or Hapoel Nazareth Illit 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 Petah Tikva form and stats
Petah was eliminated in the 8th round last season in the State Cup.Hapoel Petah Tikva's results here at HaMoshava Stadium in the Liga Leumit have been very modest with 0 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. With ten home Liga Leumit games in a row without a win, the Hapoel Petah Tikva fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Maccabi Ahi Nazareth game long ago, can be stopped today.
The Hapoel Petah Tikva fans got no joy from their last match, a Liga Leumit game also here at HaMoshava Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm. A strong away win before that one, visiting Hapoel Ra'anana and winning 1-0.
Petah are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Leumit match at Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla awaits in four days.
The lack of attacking qualities in Petah means that they have only scored 2 goals in 8 league home games, less than half a goal per match. On the other hand, Petah have conceded 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Hapoel Nazareth Illit have an excellent away record in the Liga Leumit so far with 4-0-2 from 6 games. Momentum is building for Nazareth in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 276 minutes since they last conceded in Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Liga Leumit against Hapoel Ra'anana. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Hapoel Acre in the Liga Leumit.
Nazareth has another fixture away, a Liga Leumit game, against Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Nazareth have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 13 goals from 6 away matches. As opposed to that, Nazareth have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Petah Tikva-Hapoel Nazareth Illit H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Hapoel Petah Tikva two wins, Hapoel Nazareth Illit four wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Checkol 4 goals | M. Lima Cruz 4 goals | W. Habiballa 3 goals |
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
Hapoel Nazareth Illit missing players
| Hapoel Petah Tikva | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Scored | S | 21 | 37 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Conceded | C | 12 | 23 | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 33% | ||
| 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 Nazareth Illit | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Hapoel Iksal | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Hapoel Acre | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Hapoel Afula | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 12 |
| 15 | Kafr Qasim | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 10 |
| 16 | Hapoel Kfar Shalem | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -17 | 6 |