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!
The hosts Maccabi Petah Tikva saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Liga Leumit. That game was an away game at Hapoel Acre, so at least Maccabi Petah Tikva are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva participated in State Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Maccabi Netanya.This stadium has been a fortress for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Liga Leumit so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-1-0. Maccabi Petah Tikva haven’t lost a game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Hapoel Tel Aviv, 221 days ago. Maccabi Petah Tikva has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Bnei Sakhnin.
Maccabi Petah Tikva manager G. Luzon and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Hapoel Acre in the Liga Leumit. Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Kafr Qasim.
Maccabi Petah Tikva are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Leumit match at Hapoel Nazareth Illit awaits in four days.
Maccabi Petah Tikva are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 8 matches. Maccabi Petah Tikva's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
They also participated in State Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Ironi Kiryat Shmona have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, after 0-1-5 (6 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Ironi Kiryat Shmona are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona won their last game, 2-1 versus Bnei Yehuda played at home. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Sektzia Nes Tziona in the Ligat ha'Al.
The schedule is very tough for Ironi Kiryat Shmona now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Ligat ha'Al game at Hapoel Kfar Saba is waiting in only four days.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Ironi Kiryat Shmona have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi Petah Tikva 7 wins, 1 draw and Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2 victories. As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 8 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Cohen 7 goals |  T. Baribo 7 goals |  D. Hugy 7 goals |
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 45 | 26 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 31 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 32% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 237 | 129 | Total Shots | T S | 83 | 222 | ||
| 104 | 55 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 94 | ||
| 43% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 30% | ||
| 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 Petah Tikva | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 37 |
| 2 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | Kafr Qasim | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Bnei Sakhnin | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | Hapoel Acre | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 14 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 10 |
| 15 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 22 | -27 | 9 |
| 16 | Hapoel Afula | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 7 |
| 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 | Beitar Jerusalem | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 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 | Maccabi Netanya | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Hapoel Hadera | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 8 | Bnei Yehuda | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 9 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Ashdod | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -4 | 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 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 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 |