National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Haifa or Bnei Sakhnin that keep their silverware dream alive.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Maccabi Haifa have been very solid at home in the Ligat ha'Al so far, with 18 points collected from 6 matches (6-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table.
Maccabi Haifa's previous game was also played at home, ending 5-2 versus Hapoel Tel Aviv. The home side are looking to build on that result. A goal frenzy last time out for Maccabi Haifa, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Fun stuff to watch!
In the game before, an away victory in the Ligat ha'Al match versus Hapoel Haifa with a 1-0 scoreline.There will be little rest for Maccabi after this match as they are travelling to Hapoel Nof HaGalil for a State Cup game in only four days.
Maccabi Haifa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sammy Ofer Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.
Bnei Sakhnin form and stats
They also participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al last season. This ended in the 7th place final.The visitors are W3-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Ligat ha'Al.
Sakhnin lost away at Beitar Jerusalem (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A draw for Bnei Sakhnin before that, at their own venue hosting Ashdod (1-1).The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The State Cup trip to Hapoel Qalansawe.
Bnei Sakhnin are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Bnei Sakhnin have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The 7 latest matches involving these opponents have all ended as Maccabi wins. Another one?Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 9 goals |  F. Pierrot 5 goals |   G. Melamed 5 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Bnei Sakhnin missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Bnei Sakhnin | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Scored | S | 13 | 23 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Conceded | C | 17 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 36% | ||
| 6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14.1 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 8.5 | ||
| 6.4 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 28% | ||
| 10.2 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.8 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 33 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 29 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Hapoel Hadera | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 18 |
| 6 | Ashdod | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Bnei Sakhnin | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 15 |
| 8 | Maccabi Netanya | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 9 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 13 |
| 10 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 11 | Beitar Jerusalem | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 13 |
| 12 | Hapoel Haifa | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 11 |
| 14 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
