National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ironi Kiryat Shmona or Maccabi Petah Tikva 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!
Ironi Kiryat Shmona form and stats
Kiryat participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al the last season, where they reached the 11th place final.This match is a Toto Cup Ligat Al match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition.
A strong away win for Ironi Kiryat Shmona against Bnei Sakhnin the last match, as S. Dasta and R. Peretz were on target. A very satisfying win for Ironi Kiryat Shmona against Bnei Sakhnin last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through S. Dasta's goal in the 90th minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when S. Dasta scored the winning goal four minutes into stoppage time.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Toto Cup Ligat Al home game that ended 0-0 versus Hapoel Hadera.Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva was sent out of Toto Cup Ligat Al in the 9th place final last season.When we have look at the Toto Cup Ligat Al statistics, we find 1W-1D-2L. This is both home and away. It's a growing despair in Maccabi Petah Tikva as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Maccabi are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Hapoel Katamon.
A 1-3 loss hosting Maccabi Netanya before that.It's a day of discovery for Maccabi Petah Tikva as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Maccabi Petah Tikva have played two with the results W1-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Maccabi has scored 8 goals and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Kiryat victories, zero draws and seven Maccabi Petah Tikva wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Ironi Kiryat Shmona missing players
Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | Maccabi Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 36% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 3 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7.6 | 6.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 7.3 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 42% | ||