National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's MS Dimona or Hapoel Afula that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
MS Dimona form and stats
MS Dimona was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the State Cup.A nice win for MS Dimona last time playing, versus Bnei Eilat. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-2. A very satisfying win for MS Dimona against Bnei Eilat last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through Germanov's goal in the 90th minute.
In the game before, an away victory in the Liga Alef - Süd match versus Beitar Tel Aviv Ramla with a 4-0 scoreline.There will be little rest for Dimona after this match as they are travelling to Ironi Kuseife for a Liga Alef - Süd game in only two days.
Hapoel Afula form and stats
They also participated in State Cup last season. This ended in the 8th round.0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Hapoel Afula playing as the away team in the Liga Leumit this season.
Impressive finishing from Wodaje secured the home win 1-0 against Hapoel Nof HaGalil in their previous game.
A 1-5 defeat away at Ironi Tiberias before that.Hapoel Afula have another match away from home in just three days, a Liga Leumit game versus Maccabi Ahi Nazareth. A demanding itinerary for them!
Afula have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Hapoel Afula's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 11 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Hirsh 4 goals |  R. Habran 2 goals | K. Reinstein 2 goals |
MS Dimona missing players
Hapoel Afula missing players
| MS Dimona | Hapoel Afula | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 40 | 24 | Scored | S | 15 | 31 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 42% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 38% | ||
| 7.2 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Hapoel Acre | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | Hapoel Afula | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Ironi Tiberias | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Bnei Yehuda | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 10 |
| 13 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 8 |
| 14 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Kafr Qasim | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -8 | -4 |
