National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Haifa or Hapoel Be'er Sheva that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Maccabi Haifa nor Hapoel Be'er Sheva as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Maccabi Haifa form and stats
Maccabi Haifa participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al the last season, where they reached the 5th place final.When playing at home in the Ligat ha'Al, Maccabi Haifa have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 1 games. Ever since the Maccabi Tel Aviv game Maccabi has been unbeatable here at Netanya Stadium producing four straight wins.
Maccabi lost their last game at Maccabi Tel Aviv after a 1-2 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Maccabi Haifa won a home game hosting Bnei Sakhnin (2-1).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Maccabi Petah Tikva are coming to town in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Maccabi Haifa at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
Be'er was sent out of Toto Cup Ligat Al in the 5th place final last season.Four points from two away games for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, meaning one draw and one victory in the Ligat ha'Al so far.
Be'er has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Bnei Sakhnin for a Ligat ha'Al game that ended a draw (0-0).
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Hapoel Hadera.After this away game Be'er return home for a Ligat ha'Al game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. That game is only three sleeps after this.
2 goals so far away for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Maccabi Haifa wins - draws - Hapoel Be'er Sheva wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Atzili 2 goals | S. Menachem 1 goals |  L. Bareiro 1 goals |
Maccabi Haifa missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Maccabi Haifa | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 7 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 30 | Scored | S | 21 | 34 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 84% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.1 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10 | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | ||
| 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 Nazareth Illit | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Hapoel Haifa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Bnei Sakhnin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Hapoel Hadera | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Maccabi Netanya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Hapoel Katamon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Ashdod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 |