National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Be'er Sheva or Hapoel Haifa that keep their silverware dream alive.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Al adventure ended in the 5th place final.The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva are returning here after visiting Ashdod in a Toto Cup Ligat Al game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. E. Ansah and M. Bareiro scored the goal(s).
Heartbreak before that as Be'er lost 2-3 at Maccabi Haifa's place.Be'er have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and three practice matches played. These training games have ended with 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Hapoel Be'er Sheva scored 7 goals and let in 4 goals during these three games.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
Haifa was sent out of Toto Cup Ligat Al in the 13th place final last season.When we have look at the Toto Cup Ligat Al statistics, we find 3W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. Haifa has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Two travels in a row for Haifa, whose manager E. Levy could celebrate last time after the Toto Cup Ligat Al win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. The end of the last match, against Hapoel Nazareth Illit, was very satisfying as Melvin Mastil scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the Toto Cup Ligat Al.Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - five - zero (Hapoel Be'er Sheva wins - draws - Hapoel Haifa wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
Hapoel Haifa missing players
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Hapoel Haifa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 31 | 11 | Scored | S | 16 | 33 | ||
| 31 | 13 | Conceded | C | 18 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||