National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Haifa or Ironi Kiryat Shmona 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 Hapoel Haifa and Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
Hapoel Haifa form and stats
Last season, Haifa's Toto Cup Ligat Al journey ended in the 11th place final.The Haifa fans got no joy from their last match, a Toto Cup Ligat Al game also here at Sammy Ofer Stadium: A 0-2 defeat against Bnei Sakhnin (placed 1st). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hapoel Be'er Sheva (1-3).
There will be little rest for Hapoel Haifa after this match as they are travelling to Maccabi Haifa for a Toto Cup Ligat Al game in only four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Hapoel Haifa friendly games in pre-season: Hapoel Haifa played two friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Haifa scored 3 goals and conceded 1 in these two games.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
They also participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al last season. This ended in the semi-finals.Home advantage was not enough for Kiryat in their previous game, as they lost their Toto Cup Ligat Al-match, hosting Maccabi Haifa, 0-1. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Sektzia Nes Tziona in the Ligat ha'Al.
A new game in only four days for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, the Toto Cup Ligat Al home match versus Bnei Sakhnin. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Haifa five wins, three draws and Ironi Kiryat Shmona two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Hapoel Haifa missing players
Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
| Hapoel Haifa | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 26 | 16 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 30 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 48% | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 195 | 112 | Total Shots | T S | 110 | 218 | ||
| 85 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 84 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bnei Sakhnin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hapoel Haifa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |