National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ashdod or Hapoel Be'er Sheva that keep their silverware dream alive.
Ashdod form and stats
Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Al adventure ended in the 11th place final.Ashdod are returning here after visiting Maccabi Petah Tikva in a Ligat ha'Al game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. I. Dahan, Y. Berihon and D. David scored the goal(s).
Ahead of that match, Ashdod lost 1-2 at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv.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 1, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Ashdod scored 4 goals and conceded 3 in these two games.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Be'er was sent out of Toto Cup Ligat Al in the 5th place final last season.There might be some fixture complaints from Hapoel Be'er Sheva as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Ligat ha'Al match against Maccabi Haifa (2-3).
Prior to that match, the Be'er manager R. Levy faced defeat when travelling to Maccabi Haifa and losing 2-3.Just as the home team, Hapoel Be'er Sheva have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 2 Be'er wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Ashdod-Hapoel Be'er Sheva H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ashdod four wins, Hapoel Be'er Sheva four wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Ashdod missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Ashdod | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Scored | S | 18 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.9 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||