Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the State Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligat ha'Al this season. Hapoel Tel Aviv have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses from their games here. Game days have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Hapoel Tel Aviv as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
Hapoel Tel Aviv lost their last game at Maccabi Netanya after a 0-4 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory in the Ligat ha'Al match versus Hapoel Hadera with a 1-0 scoreline.
Hapoel Tel Aviv were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligat ha'Al game versus Ashdod in only three days. This game is also played here.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Hapoel Tel Aviv here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). On the other hand, Hapoel Tel Aviv have conceded 9 goals.
Hapoel Katamon form and stats
Hapoel Katamon was sent out of State Cup in the 8th round last season.Hapoel Katamon's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Hapoel Katamon collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the Liga Leumit. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Hapoel Katamon has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Hapoel Nazareth Illit for a Liga Leumit game that ended a draw (0-0). Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Hapoel Acre.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Hapoel Katamon manager Z. Arie as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
Hapoel Katamon has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. Hapoel Katamon are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 3 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Tel Aviv-Hapoel Katamon H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 wins, Hapoel Katamon 1 win, 1 draw. 2 of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
 W. Agade 10 goals |  S. Ziso 4 goals |   O. Altman 3 goals |
Hapoel Tel Aviv missing players
Hapoel Katamon missing players
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Hapoel Katamon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Scored | S | 17 | 28 | ||
| 41 | 20 | Conceded | C | 9 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 32% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 246 | 135 | Total Shots | T S | 115 | 203 | ||
| 90 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 83 | ||
| 28% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 31% | ||
| 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 Tel Aviv | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Maccabi Netanya | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 13 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 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 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 37 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Kafr Qasim | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Bnei Sakhnin | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Hapoel Acre | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 10 |
| 15 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -27 | 9 |
| 16 | Hapoel Afula | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 7 |