National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ashdod or Maccabi Bnei Raina that keep their silverware dream alive.
Ashdod form and stats
Ashdod was eliminated in the 7th place final last season in the Toto Cup Ligat Al.The story so far in the Ligat ha'Al for Ashdod at their home stadium (Yud-Alef Stadium) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The Ashdod supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Yud-Alef Stadium: A 2-3 defeat against Maccabi Netanya.
1-1 away at Bnei Sakhnin before that.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Ashdod, as the State Cup home game vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva is only four days away.
Ashdod has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. From these home matches, Ashdod have conceded only 6 goals.
Maccabi Bnei Raina form and stats
Maccabi Bnei Raina have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Ligat ha'Al, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
Home advantage was not enough for Maccabi in their previous game as they lost hosting Hapoel Katamon, 0-2.
A 3-3 draw at Sektzia Nes Tziona's stadium before that.The schedule is very tough for Maccabi Bnei Raina now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A State Cup game at Hapoel Rishon LeZion is waiting in only four days.
Maccabi Bnei Raina have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. The Maccabi Bnei Raina manager Mimer has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  S. Azulay 4 goals |  R. Boateng 4 goals |  E. Mamatah 3 goals |
Ashdod missing players
Maccabi Bnei Raina missing players
| Ashdod | Maccabi Bnei Raina | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 32 | 14 | Scored | S | 14 | 28 | ||
| 33 | 14 | Conceded | C | 22 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.4 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 25% | ||
| 7.9 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 Haifa | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 29 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
