Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ashdod & Bnei Sakhnin face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Toto Cup Ligat Al. All the pre-match information is available here!
Ashdod and Bnei Sakhnin should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ashdod form and stats
Last season, Ashdod's Toto Cup Ligat Al journey ended in the 11th place final.The Ashdod fans got no joy from their last match, a Toto Cup Ligat Al game also here: A 1-2 defeat against Hapoel Be'er Sheva.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Maccabi Petah Tikva.Ashdod have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Ashdod have scored 4 goals and conceded 5 times.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
They also participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al last season. This ended in the final.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Toto Cup Ligat Al stats, they have 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away. With the Bnei Sakhnin losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Bnei Sakhnin might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ironi Kiryat Shmona proved too strong as Sakhnin slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Doha Stadium. A huge disappointment for Bnei Sakhnin in their last match (vs Ironi Kiryat Shmona). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all was lost in a 2-3 defeat. Late heartbreak for Sakhnin in the Ironi Kiryat Shmona match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hapoel Hadera at their stadium, the result 2-1.It's a day of discovery for Sakhnin as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Bnei Sakhnin have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Bnei Sakhnin has scored 1 goal and conceded 0 times.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these teams: Ashdod won two, Bnei Sakhnin were winners in five and we saw three draws. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Ashdod missing players
Bnei Sakhnin missing players
| Ashdod | Bnei Sakhnin | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Scored | S | 10 | 25 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Conceded | C | 10 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 44% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.5 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 38% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||