Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ashdod & Hapoel Katamon face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Toto Cup Ligat Al. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Ashdod nor Hapoel Katamon as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ashdod form and stats
Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Al adventure ended in the 7th place final.The Ashdod fans got no joy from their last game, a Toto Cup Ligat Al duel also played here at Yud-Alef Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Hapoel Katamon.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ashdod handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Ashdod have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Ashdod have scored 5 goals and conceded 3 times.
Hapoel Katamon form and stats
Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Al adventure ended in the 5th place final.Two away matches in a row for Katamon, whose manager Arie could celebrate last time after the Toto Cup Ligat Al win against Ashdod.
We have checked recent matches where Hapoel Katamon have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Just as the home team, Hapoel Katamon have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Hapoel Katamon wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
Head 2 Head
Ashdod-Hapoel Katamon H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Ashdod three wins, Hapoel Katamon two wins, one draw. one of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Ashdod missing players
Hapoel Katamon missing players
| Ashdod | Hapoel Katamon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Scored | S | 11 | 22 | ||
| 44 | 21 | Conceded | C | 22 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 36% | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8.9 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | ||
| 8.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.4 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Ashdod | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 5 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
