Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the State Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Maccabi Kiryat Malachi form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.3W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the State Cup for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi.
Maccabi Kiryat Malachi manager and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Beitar Yavne in the Lig Bet. Ahead of that match, Maccabi Kiryat Malachi won a home game hosting Maccabi Ironi Netivot (3-0).
Maccabi Kiryat Malachi are traveling soon after this match as the Lig Bet match at Hapoel Gedera awaits in four days.
Hapoel Ra'anana form and stats
They also participated in State Cup last season. This ended in the 8th round.Hapoel Ra'anana have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, after 0-1-5 (6 played). Hapoel Ra'anana are desperate to end a twelve-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Beitar Jerusalem fixture.
K. Bručić was the last player to score for the away team. Hapoel Ra'anana haven't scored a league goal in the last 203 minutes. 265 minutes! That's how long the Hapoel Ra'anana goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Hapoel Ra'anana delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Maccabi Haifa in their previous match; a Ligat ha'Al game. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Hapoel Kfar Saba in the Ligat ha'Al.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hapoel Ra'anana as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. The Hapoel Ra'anana manager M. Koretski has some worries about the defense as 13 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Maccabi Kiryat Malachi missing players
Hapoel Ra'anana missing players
| Maccabi Kiryat Malachi | Hapoel Ra'anana | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 57 | 37 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | ||
| 30 | 18 | Conceded | C | 14 | 32 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 58% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 44% | ||
| 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 5.2 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 150 | 78 | Total Shots | T S | 77 | 202 | ||
| 78 | 41 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 65 | ||
| 49% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | ||
| 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 Tel Aviv | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| 4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Bnei Yehuda | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 9 | Ashdod | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 13 |
| 12 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 13 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 9 |