National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ironi Kiryat Shmona or Maccabi Tel Aviv 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.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
Last season, Kiryat's State Cup journey ended in the 4th round.3 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Ironi Kiryat Shmona have to build on here at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in the Ligat ha'Al.
A strong away win for Kiryat against Hapoel Nazareth Illit the last match. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Kiryat played a great game against Hapoel Nazareth Illit and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Before that, Kiryat drew at home versus Hapoel Haifa.Kiryat has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Ironi Kiryat Shmona have conceded 11 goals.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Maccabi, as they won the State Cup.Playing away, Maccabi Tel Aviv have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligat ha'Al this season.
Maccabi had fun at their own home (Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium) last time out, beating Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1-0.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Maccabi Haifa's place.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Ligat ha'Al trip to Hapoel Katamon.
Maccabi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 8 games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Kiryat won one, Maccabi Tel Aviv were winners in eight and we saw one draw. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  I. Shviro 6 goals |   S. Perica 6 goals |  T. Ben Chaim 4 goals |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 10 | Scored | S | 22 | 46 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 55% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 12% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.6 | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8.1 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 36% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| 10.8 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 7.7 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 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 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 33 | 41 |
| 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 29 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 5 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 22 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Ashdod | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 12 | Hapoel Katamon | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 15 |
| 13 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -19 | 13 |
| 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 10 |
