Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Beitar Jerusalem & 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!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Ligat ha'Al game only four days ago.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Jerusalem was eliminated in the 13th place final last season in the Toto Cup Ligat Al.When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Beitar Jerusalem have managed 0 wins, 0 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 2 games.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 184 minutes without scoring a league goal. Dgani was the last player to find the net.
No payout for Beitar Jerusalem in their previous match, an away game at Maccabi Tel Aviv that ended in defeat 0-4. As you see from the result above, Beitar Jerusalem suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Ahead of that match, Jerusalem lost 0-1 at home to Hapoel Katamon.Early season league goal statistics from Beitar Jerusalem's 2 home games: 0 goals, 6 conceded.
Hapoel Katamon form and stats
Hapoel Katamon's mission in Toto Cup Ligat Al last season failed in the 5th place final.Four points from two away games for Hapoel Katamon, meaning one draw and one victory in the Ligat ha'Al so far.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Katamon goalkeeper Yehonatan Shabi is eager to challenge this, with his 351 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Hapoel Katamon won their last game, 3-0 versus Maccabi Haifa played at home.
Prior to that result Hapoel Katamon won their away game at Beitar Jerusalem in the Ligat ha'Al. The scoreline was 1-0.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Hapoel Katamon has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - zero - two (Beitar Jerusalem wins - draws - Hapoel Katamon wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Moreno Asprilla 3 goals |   G. Badash 2 goals |  O. Biton 2 goals |
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
Hapoel Katamon missing players
| Beitar Jerusalem | Hapoel Katamon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 29 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 25 | ||
| 42 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 32% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5 | ||
| 1.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.9 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 35% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 27% | ||
| 11.4 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Hapoel Katamon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Ashdod | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 5 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 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 Tel Aviv | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 13 |
| 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Hapoel Katamon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | Bnei Sakhnin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Hapoel Hadera | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | Maccabi Netanya | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 12 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 14 | Beitar Jerusalem | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 3 |
