National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Haifa or Hapoel Katamon that keep their silverware dream alive.
Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Katamon should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Last season, Maccabi's State Cup journey ended in the semi-finals.This stadium, Sammy Ofer Stadium, has been a fortress for Maccabi Haifa in the Ligat ha'Al so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-0-1.
The Maccabi Haifa supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Beitar Jerusalem in Ligat ha'Al and win 2-1.
Prior to that, an away loss at Feyenoord in the Europa Conference League.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligat ha'Al game versus Hapoel Hadera in only three days. This game is also played here at Sammy Ofer Stadium.
Maccabi are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (18 goals in 7 games). From these home matches, Maccabi have conceded only 5 goals.
Hapoel Katamon form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.There's been little loot from Hapoel Katamon's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Ligat ha'Al. Hapoel Katamon only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.
There were no winners in Katamon's previous match, a Ligat ha'Al home game that ended 1-1 vs Hapoel Haifa. As mentioned above, Katamon drew the match against Hapoel Haifa. Manager Arie brought on Shemesh to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Hapoel Tel Aviv.A quick return to home after this game, as Hapoel Katamon are hosting Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the Ligat ha'Al only three days away.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Hapoel Katamon's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. As opposed to that, Katamon have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 9 goals | D. David 7 goals | D. Haziza 5 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Hapoel Katamon missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Katamon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 51 | 33 | Scored | S | 15 | 26 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10.9 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8 | ||
| 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | ||
| 40% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 33% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 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 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 29 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Ashdod | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Hapoel Katamon | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 10 |