National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ironi Kiryat Shmona or Maccabi Netanya that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Ironi Kiryat Shmona nor Maccabi Netanya as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
Last season, Ironi Kiryat Shmona's State Cup journey ended in the round of 16.Ironi Kiryat Shmona's results here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al have been very modest with 0 victories, 5 draws and 2 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Kiryat's attacking players as they have now played 182 minutes without scoring in a league game. Harrell was their last goal scorer.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona are returning here after guesting Beitar Jerusalem in a Toto Cup game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona lost 0-2 at home to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.10 goals have been conceded.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Maccabi Netanya's mission in State Cup last season failed in the round of 16.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Maccabi Netanya so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-3 (win-draw-lose).
Maccabi delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Hapoel Hadera in their previous game; a Toto Cup duel.
Prior to that result Maccabi Netanya won their away game at Ashdod in the Ligat ha'Al. The scoreline was 3-2.The attacking power of Maccabi Netanya when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. In the opposite end, Maccabi have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior ten meetings between these two participants are: three wins for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, one draw and six wins for Maccabi Netanya. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Zlatanović 7 goals |  I. Shviro 6 goals | M. Shaker 2 goals |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Maccabi Netanya missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Maccabi Netanya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 38 | 17 | Scored | S | 8 | 26 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Conceded | C | 22 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 12.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 37% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 22% | ||
| 10.5 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 7.4 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 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 Haifa | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 29 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
