National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Beitar Jerusalem or Ironi Kiryat Shmona that keep their silverware dream alive.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Al adventure ended in the 13th place final.Beitar Jerusalem's struggle is real here at Teddi Malcha Stadium with only 7 points collected from 7 Ligat ha'Al games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-4.
A nice win for Beitar Jerusalem last time playing, versus Bnei Sakhnin. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Asprilla (2) scoring for the victors.
Heartbreak before that as Beitar Jerusalem lost 1-2 at Hapoel Tel Aviv's place.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the State Cup game versus Kafr Qasim in only four days. This game is also played here at Teddi Malcha Stadium.
Beitar Jerusalem has scored {7 goals} so far and conceded {14 goals} from 7 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
They also participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al last season. This ended in the 11th place final.There's been little loot from Ironi Kiryat Shmona's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Ligat ha'Al. Ironi Kiryat Shmona only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
Kiryat have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 182 minutes ago. Harrell was the goal scorer.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Hapoel Be'er Sheva proved too strong as Ironi Kiryat Shmona slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium.
A 0-1 defeat away at Maccabi Netanya before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Maccabi Netanya in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kiryat as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ironi Kiryat Shmona have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Jerusalem have not lost in the last 10 fixtures (5-5-0) against Ironi Kiryat Shmona.Top Goalscorers
  D. Moreno Asprilla 7 goals |   I. Shviro 6 goals | I. Nicolăescu 5 goals |
Beitar Jerusalem missing players
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
| Beitar Jerusalem | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.4 | 9.8 | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 34% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 35% | ||
| 11 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 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 |
