National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Netanya or Hapoel Be'er Sheva that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Last season, Maccabi's State Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.The complete Ligat ha'Al statistics at home this season for Maccabi Netanya are 3-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Maccabi manager Lam and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Hapoel Hadera in the Ligat ha'Al.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Ligat ha'Al home game that ended 0-0 versus Beitar Jerusalem.The Maccabi Netanya fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Maccabi have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Be'er was sent out of State Cup in the 4th round last season.Hapoel Be'er Sheva have an excellent away record in the Ligat ha'Al so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games.
Be'er play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Bnei Sakhnin in the Ligat ha'Al.Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Be'er as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - four - five (Maccabi Netanya wins - draws - Hapoel Be'er Sheva wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Rukavytsya 8 goals |  R. Safouri 7 goals |   P. Guiagon 4 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 16 | 43 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| 7.6 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 7 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 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 | 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 | Ashdod | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 23 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Bnei Sakhnin | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -6 | 22 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 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 |
