National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Ahi Nazareth or Kafr Qasim 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.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Nazareth participated in State Cup the last season, where they reached the 7th round.The story so far in the Liga Leumit for Maccabi Ahi Nazareth at their home stadium (Green Stadium) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Nazareth haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 200 minutes ago. A. Abed scored that one.
Nazareth lost their last game at Hapoel Acre after a 0-1 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hapoel Katamon (0-1).
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Nazareth have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kafr Qasim form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Kafr Qasim have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Liga Leumit, after 0-3-3 (6 played).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Kafr Qasim goalkeeper Tzlil Hatuka is eager to challenge this, with his 188 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Qasim had fun at their own home (Green Stadium) last time out, beating Hapoel Afula 1-0. Before that, Qasim travelled to Hapoel Ra'anana and returned home with a draw after the Liga Leumit game finished 0-0.
Qasim has another fixture away, a Liga Leumit game, against Hapoel Rishon LeZion in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Kafr Qasim's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. Kafr Qasim have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero Nazareth victories, one draw and three Kafr Qasim wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Dabour 3 goals | A. Kna'ana 3 goals |  M. Fadida 3 goals |
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
Kafr Qasim missing players
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Kafr Qasim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 12 | 28 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.2 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 23% | ||
| 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 |