National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Bnei Raina or Hapoel Petah Tikva that keep their silverware dream alive.
Only a few days to rest for the home side, as they featured in a Ligat ha'Al game only three days earlier. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Hapoel Hadera.
Maccabi Bnei Raina form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.With 2 Ligat ha'Al wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Maccabi Bnei Raina are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Maccabi drew their last game, 2-2 away at Hapoel Hadera. Opportunity lost for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the Hapoel Hadera match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
A 0-0 draw away in the Ligat ha'Al before that, with Hapoel Haifa the opponent.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ironi Kiryat Shmona are coming to town in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Maccabi Bnei Raina here at Green Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 8 games). Maccabi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 8th round.The visitors are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Liga Leumit.
Hapoel Petah Tikva had fun at their own home (Green Stadium) last time out, beating Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 3-1.
Prior to that result Petah won their away game at Kafr Qasim in the Liga Leumit. The scoreline was 1-0.Hapoel Petah Tikva have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by Hapoel Petah Tikva in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - one - two (Maccabi wins - draws - Hapoel Petah Tikva wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Shemesh 7 goals |  S. Azulay 5 goals |  R. Boateng 5 goals |
Maccabi Bnei Raina missing players
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
| Maccabi Bnei Raina | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Scored | S | 20 | 42 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.7 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 37% | ||
| 9.5 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 7.4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 36 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 7 | Ashdod | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Maccabi Netanya | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 16 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 15 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ironi Tiberias | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Hapoel Afula | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 13 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -17 | 1 |
