Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Beitar Jerusalem & Maccabi Petah Tikva 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 Jerusalem nor Maccabi Petah Tikva 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.
Beitar Jerusalem form and stats
Beitar Jerusalem participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al the last season, where they reached the 3rd place final.Beitar Jerusalem lost their last game at Hapoel Katamon (placed 2nd) after a 0-1 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Jerusalem lost 0-3 at home to Hapoel Hadera.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Jerusalem as they are travelling to their away game against Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Toto Cup Ligat Al. That match is three days after this one.
Beitar Jerusalem have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Jerusalem have scored 1 goal and conceded 7 times.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva was sent out of Toto Cup Ligat Al in the 9th place final last season.Three has not been a lucky number for Maccabi as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Ironi Kiryat Shmona match.
Maccabi might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Hapoel Tel Aviv proved too strong as Maccabi Petah Tikva slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at HaMoshava Stadium.
The game before that, in the Ligat ha'Al, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against Ashdod.A quick return to home after this game, as Maccabi are hosting Maccabi Netanya in the Toto Cup Ligat Al only four days away.
Just as the home team, Maccabi have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Maccabi Petah Tikva win, 0 draws and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Beitar Jerusalem-Maccabi Petah Tikva H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Jerusalem five wins, Maccabi Petah Tikva three wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Beitar Jerusalem missing players
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
| Beitar Jerusalem | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 13 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Scored | S | 14 | 25 | ||
| 38 | 18 | Conceded | C | 17 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 40% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 7.3 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 31% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hapoel Katamon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |