Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Maccabi Netanya & Hapoel Be'er Sheva face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the State Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Last season, Maccabi Netanya's State Cup journey ended in the final.Maccabi Netanya have played 9 Ligat ha'Al games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Maccabi Netanya, their manager S. Drapić and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Maccabi Netanya's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Maccabi Haifa. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Hapoel Kfar Saba.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Maccabi Netanya as they are travelling to their away game against Beitar Jerusalem in the Ligat ha'Al. That match is four days after this one.
Maccabi Netanya has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Maccabi Netanya defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.The visitors are W3-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Ligat ha'Al. Hapoel Be'er Sheva has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Hapoel Ra'anana. It was a Ligat ha'Al defeat before that one as the away game against Hapoel Tel Aviv wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Hapoel Haifa in just four days.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Hapoel Be'er Sheva have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Maccabi Netanya victories, 2 draws and 5 Hapoel Be'er Sheva wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 7 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
B. Sahar
9 goals
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N. Hasselbaink
7 goals
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F. Bećiraj
5 goals
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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 | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 29 | 17 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 28% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 4 | 8 | ||
| 269 | 138 | Total Shots | T S | 124 | 266 | ||
| 103 | 57 | Shots on Target | S O | 58 | 114 | ||
| 28% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 29% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 40 |
| 3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 24 |
| 7 | Maccabi Netanya | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -13 | 15 |
| 13 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 14 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 14 |