National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Shaarayim or Hapoel Lod that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi Shaarayim nor Hapoel Lod as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Maccabi Shaarayim form and stats
Last season, Shaarayim's State Cup journey ended in the round of 16.The home regulars saw a 2-2 draw versus Hapoel Marmorek last time out and are looking for a win here.
Prior to that, an away loss at Hapoel Bikat Hayarden in the Liga Alef - Süd.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Maccabi Shaarayim matches with similar probabilities have ended with 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from 4 games).
Shaarayim are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Alef - Süd match at Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla awaits in three days.
Hapoel Lod form and stats
Hapoel Lod was sent out of State Cup in the 1st round last season.Lod are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the game against Beitar Ramat Gan.
It was a Liga Bet - South A defeat before that one as the away game against Hapoel Hod Hasharon wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Liga Bet - South A trip to Hapoel Mahane Yehuda.
Head 2 Head
Maccabi Shaarayim missing players
Hapoel Lod missing players
| Maccabi Shaarayim | Hapoel Lod | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 47 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.6 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 25% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 40% | ||
| 8.7 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 9.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
