Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ashdod & Beitar Jerusalem face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Toto Cup Ligat Al. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ashdod form and stats
Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Al adventure ended in the 5th place final.A strong away win for Ashdod against Bnei Yehuda the last match, as S. Yehezkel (8) and S. Azulay were on target. Preceding that match was a Toto Cup Ligat Al defeat to Hapoel Tel Aviv (0-1).
As mentioned above, Ashdod "killed" Bnei Yehuda in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. S. Yehezkel was absolutely essential when Ashdod beat Bnei Yehuda 5-1, scoring eight goals.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Ashdod friendly games in pre-season: Ashdod played two friendlies, won 2, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Ashdod scored 5 goals and conceded 3 in these two games.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Beitar Jerusalem, as they won the Toto Cup Ligat Al.Jerusalem's last game was the home draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv (0-0). Ahead of that match was the Toto Cup Ligat Al away draw versus Bnei Yehuda that ended 0-0.
Beitar Jerusalem played three friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these three matches Beitar Jerusalem scored 8 and conceded 2 goals.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Ashdod, four draws and five wins for Beitar Jerusalem. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Ashdod missing players
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
| Ashdod | Beitar Jerusalem | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 262 | 149 | Total Shots | T S | 90 | 237 | ||
| 106 | 58 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 95 | ||
| 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ashdod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bnei Yehuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |