National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's MS Tira or Hapoel Petah Tikva that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for MS Tira and Hapoel Petah Tikva.
MS Tira form and stats
MS Tira participated in State Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th round.The MS Tira crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-3 to Ihud Bnei Shfaram here at Baqa al-Gharbiyye Artificial Field.
Heartbreak before that as Tira lost 0-2 at Hapoel Bnei Zalafa's place.Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats
Hapoel Petah Tikva's mission in State Cup last season failed in the 8th round.2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Hapoel Petah Tikva playing as the away team in the Liga Leumit this season.
Hapoel Petah Tikva played 1-1 against Hapoel Afula in their previous match. Zikri has scored at least one goal for the visitors three games in a row. The efficiency!
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Hapoel Acre in the Liga Leumit.The schedule is very tough for Hapoel Petah Tikva now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Liga Leumit game at Hapoel Umm al-Fahm is waiting in only four days.
Petah have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 8 goals have been scored. As for defending, Hapoel Petah Tikva rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Shemesh 6 goals |  R. Zikri 4 goals | I. Davidov 2 goals |
MS Tira missing players
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
| MS Tira | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 16 | 37 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.3 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.9 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 32% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 32% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 Petah Tikva | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Hapoel Acre | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Ironi Tiberias | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 7 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Bnei Yehuda | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -15 | -1 |
| 16 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -14 | 9 |
