National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Umm al-Fahm or Maccabi Haifa that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hapoel Umm al-Fahm and Maccabi Haifa.
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm form and stats
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm was eliminated in the 5th round last season in the State Cup.The story so far in the Liga Leumit for Hapoel Umm al-Fahm at their home stadium (HaShalom Stadium) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm's last game was hosting Hapoel Petah Tikva and winning 3-2. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla (1-2).
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hapoel Bnei Lod in only three days.
The Hapoel Umm al-Fahm fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have conceded 13 goals.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Maccabi Haifa was sent out of State Cup in the 8th finals last season.Maccabi Haifa's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Maccabi Haifa collect 23 points from their 10 away matches in the Ligat ha'Al. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Maccabi Haifa are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Two travels in a row for Maccabi Haifa, whose manager M. Balbul could celebrate last time after the Ligat ha'Al win against Maccabi Netanya. The game before that, in the Ligat ha'Al, was lost at home, a 3-4 defeat against Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Sektzia Nes Tziona in just four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Maccabi Haifa's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. The Maccabi Haifa defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 10 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 12 goals |   R. Messika 6 goals |  D. Gabay 6 goals |
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm missing players
Maccabi Haifa missing players
| Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 40 | 26 | Scored | S | 23 | 52 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | ||
| 91% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 74% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 57% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 28% | ||
| 30% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 61% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 30% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 44% | ||
| 17% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.9 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 221 | 116 | Total Shots | T S | 159 | 329 | ||
| 91 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 76 | 151 | ||
| 43% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 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 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Kafr Qasim | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 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 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 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 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -13 | 15 |
| 13 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 14 |