National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Hadera or Maccabi Netanya that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Hadera and Maccabi Netanya.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Hapoel Hadera form and stats
Hadera participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al the last season, where they reached the 9th place final.Hadera shared the glory with Hapoel Kfar Saba in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. A 1-1 draw away in the Toto Cup Ligat Al before that, with Maccabi Petah Tikva the opponent.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Hadera have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost zero.
Hapoel Hadera 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 1 victories, 2 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Hadera have scored 3 goals and conceded 5 times.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Maccabi was sent out of Toto Cup Ligat Al in the 7th place final last season.It could be a hat trick of victories away for Maccabi Netanya, as they have won on their previous two travels.
The manager R. Atteveld was unhappy after their last game, a Toto Cup Ligat Al match played at their home ground Winner Stadium. Maccabi Netanya suffered a 0-1 loss to Maccabi Petah Tikva (placed 4th). Before that, Maccabi secured a home win against Hapoel Kfar Saba with the score 3-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Maccabi Netanya in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Maccabi Netanya, three draws and two defeats.
Maccabi Netanya played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats. In these two matches Maccabi scored 4 and conceded 2 goals.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Hadera won one, Maccabi Netanya won seven and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Hapoel Hadera missing players
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| Hapoel Hadera | Maccabi Netanya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 12 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 15 | 31 | ||
| 34 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 6 | ||
| 179 | 78 | Total Shots | T S | 102 | 236 | ||
| 75 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 100 | ||
| 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 31% | ||
| 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 Hadera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |