National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ashdod or Beitar Jerusalem 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.
Ashdod form and stats
Last season, Ashdod's Toto Cup Ligat Al journey ended in the 7th place final.When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Ashdod have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 1 games.
Ashdod's previous game was also a home event, the loss 0-1 versus Beitar Jerusalem (in Toto Cup Ligat Al).
Prior to that, an away loss at Hapoel Katamon in the Ligat ha'Al.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ashdod have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 9.
At Yud-Alef Stadium, Ashdod has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Jerusalem was sent out of Toto Cup Ligat Al in the 13th place final last season.Things could have gone better for Beitar Jerusalem in their Ligat ha'Al away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Two trips in a row for Beitar Jerusalem, whose boss Abukasis could celebrate last time after the Toto Cup Ligat Al win against Ashdod.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sektzia Nes Tziona at their stadium, the result 3-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Beitar Jerusalem in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Beitar Jerusalem, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Beitar Jerusalem has managed 4 goals and let in 4 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Ashdod won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Beitar Jerusalem have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six
Top Goalscorers
  D. Moreno Asprilla 3 goals |   N. Cvetković 1 goals | Y. Berihon 1 goals |
Ashdod missing players
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
| Ashdod | Beitar Jerusalem | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Scored | S | 17 | 28 | ||
| 43 | 18 | Conceded | C | 24 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 57% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 28% | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 26% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||
| 9 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 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 Tel Aviv | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Hapoel Katamon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 5 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 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 Tel Aviv | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 9 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Bnei Sakhnin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Ashdod | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 5 | Hapoel Katamon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Hapoel Haifa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Hapoel Hadera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 9 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Beitar Jerusalem | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 13 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 14 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
