National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Yavne or Kafr Qasim that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi nor Kafr Qasim 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 Yavne form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Yavne Municipal Stadium.
Maccabi Yavne shared the glory with Hapoel Ashkelon in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.
Previous to that game, a Liga Alef home match hosting Hapoel Bnei Lod in a game that was won 2-1.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Liga Alef game versus Holon Yermiyahu in only three days. This game is also played here at Yavne Municipal Stadium.
Kafr Qasim form and stats
Last season their State Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Kafr Qasim playing as the away team in the Liga Leumit this season.
Qasim has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Hapoel Acre for a Liga Leumit game that ended a draw (0-0).
A draw for Qasim before that, at their own venue hosting Hapoel Kfar Saba (2-2).A quick return to home after this game, as Qasim are hosting Agudat Sport Ashdod in the Liga Leumit only three days away.
Goals are few and far between in Qasim's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels. The Qasim defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 5 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. El-Khatib 3 goals |  M. Radi 3 goals | H. Layous 2 goals |
Maccabi Yavne missing players
Kafr Qasim missing players
| Maccabi Yavne | Kafr Qasim | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Scored | S | 9 | 31 | ||
| 29 | 16 | Conceded | C | 11 | 27 | ||
| 84% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 36% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8.1 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 31% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 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 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Kafr Qasim | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Hapoel Iksal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 9 | Hapoel Acre | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Bnei Yehuda | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 7 |
| 14 | Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 | Hapoel Afula | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 6 |
| 16 | Hapoel Ra'anana | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 5 |