National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tzeirey Taibe or Ironi Kiryat Shmona that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Tzeirey saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Liga Alef. That game was an away game at Hapoel Herzliya, so at least Tzeirey are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Tzeirey Taibe form and stats
Last season, Tzeirey's State Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.This match is a State Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses in this competition.
Tzeirey enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hapoel Herzliya's place. The match ended 3-1.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Liga Alef home game that ended 0-0 versus Hapoel Bnei Zalafa.Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
Kiryat's mission in State Cup last season failed in the 4th round.The visitors are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ligat ha'Al.
Two travels in a row for Kiryat, whose manager Drapić could celebrate last time after the Ligat ha'Al win against Ashdod.
Before that, Kiryat secured a home win against Maccabi Netanya with the score 2-1.The visiting Ironi Kiryat Shmona have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. 7 goals have been conceded by Kiryat in these games.
Head 2 Head
Tzeirey Taibe missing players
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
| Tzeirey Taibe | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Scored | S | 15 | 26 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 36 | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 7.4 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.4 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 32% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | ||
| 7.6 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 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 Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 29 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 7 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Ashdod | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Hapoel Nazareth Illit | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Hapoel Katamon | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 14 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -5 | 10 |