Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sektzia Nes Tziona & Maccabi Petah Tikva face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the State Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Sektzia Nes Tziona have less rest than Maccabi Petah Tikva in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ligat ha'Al game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Beitar Jerusalem.
Sektzia Nes Tziona form and stats
Sektzia Nes Tziona participated in State Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.2-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligat ha'Al numbers at home for Sektzia Nes Tziona so far this season.
The supporters are hoping that Sektzia will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against Beitar Jerusalem.
Ahead of that match, Sektzia Nes Tziona won a home game hosting Ashdod (2-0).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sektzia, as the Ligat ha'Al home game vs Maccabi Haifa is only four days away.
Sektzia Nes Tziona are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
They also participated in State Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Hapoel Be'er Sheva drew the shortest straw.As the visiting team in Liga Leumit matches, Maccabi Petah Tikva have produced an overall stat of 5-0-4 so far.
Maccabi Petah Tikva have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 314 minutes ago. Barshazky was the goal scorer.
Maccabi Petah Tikva play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth.
A loss against Hapoel Nazareth Illit was the result prior to that, in a Liga Leumit home game.Maccabi are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. Maccabi Petah Tikva have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the former three meetings): Sektzia won zero games, two matches ended with a tie and Maccabi Petah Tikva got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / three.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Ben Chaim 8 goals |  I. Shkurin 7 goals |  L. Kutalia 5 goals |
Sektzia Nes Tziona missing players
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
| Sektzia Nes Tziona | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Scored | S | 21 | 41 | ||
| 42 | 22 | Conceded | C | 11 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 41% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 13 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 Haifa | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 36 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 6 | Beitar Jerusalem | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 7 | Ashdod | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Bnei Sakhnin | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 16 |
| 11 | Maccabi Netanya | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 16 |
| 12 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 14 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 12 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ironi Tiberias | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 30 |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Hapoel Acre | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Hapoel Rishon LeZion | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Hapoel Ramat HaSharon | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Hapoel Afula | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat Gan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 18 |
| 13 | Bnei Yehuda | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 14 | Kafr Qasim | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Agudat Sport Ashdod | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 21 | -17 | 1 |
