National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Tel Aviv or Bnei Yehuda that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Hapoel Tel Aviv form and stats
Last season, Hapoel Tel Aviv's Toto Cup Ligat Al journey ended in the 13th place final.Aviv travelled for their previous game, a trip to Beitar Jerusalem that ended 0-0. Before that match, a Toto Cup Ligat Al win away at Ashdod.
Aviv 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, 2 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Hapoel Tel Aviv have scored 0 goals and conceded 4 times.
Bnei Yehuda form and stats
Yehuda's mission in Toto Cup Ligat Al last season failed in the 5th place final.Yehuda are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.
Yehuda might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ashdod proved too strong as Bnei Yehuda slumped to a 1-5 defeat in front of their own fans at HaMoshava Stadium. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Beitar Jerusalem.
Yehuda lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
Bnei Yehuda played four friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat. In these four matches Yehuda scored 2 and conceded 4 goals.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Aviv wins - draws - Bnei Yehuda wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Hapoel Tel Aviv missing players
Bnei Yehuda missing players
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Bnei Yehuda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Scored | S | 16 | 32 | ||
| 37 | 13 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 30% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 56% | ||
| 60% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 36% | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 167 | 84 | Total Shots | T S | 82 | 206 | ||
| 59 | 32 | Shots on Target | S O | 36 | 74 | ||
| 29% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ashdod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bnei Yehuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |