National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Netanya or Hapoel Be'er Sheva that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Maccabi Netanya saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Ligat ha'Al. This match was also played here at HaMoshava Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Hapoel Be'er Sheva have had more rest.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
Maccabi Netanya was eliminated in the 9th place final last season in the Toto Cup Ligat Al.The story so far in the Ligat ha'Al for Maccabi Netanya at their home stadium (HaMoshava Stadium) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Itamar Nitzan not having conceded a league goal in 229 minutes.
Maccabi's last game was hosting Hapoel Haifa and winning 1-0.
In the match before that, Maccabi Netanya hosted Bnei Sakhnin and drew the Ligat ha'Al game 0-0.Maccabi Netanya are traveling soon after this match as the Ligat ha'Al match at Hapoel Be'er Sheva awaits in four days.
10 goals have been conceded.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva form and stats
They also participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al last season. This ended in the final.Hapoel Be'er Sheva have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 21 points collected from 8 Ligat ha'Al games. 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far.
Be'er had fun at their own home (HaMoshava Stadium) last time out, beating Hapoel Tel Aviv 6-0. Seljmani, Yehezkel, Hemed (2), Gordana and Shamir scored. As you can tell from the results above, Hapoel Be'er Sheva was very dominant against Hapoel Tel Aviv, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with Seljmani, Yehezkel, Hemed (2), Gordana and Shamir providing the goals.
A 0-2 defeat away at Maccabi Haifa before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Hapoel Be'er Sheva are hosting Maccabi Netanya in the Ligat ha'Al only four days away.
Be'er have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 20 goals from 8 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi Netanya two wins, two draws and Hapoel Be'er Sheva six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Zlatanović 9 goals |  R. Hatuel 9 goals |  R. Safouri 6 goals |
Maccabi Netanya missing players
Hapoel Be'er Sheva missing players
| Maccabi Netanya | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 23 | 10 | Scored | S | 19 | 48 | ||
| 33 | 11 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 21% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 38% | ||
| 8.7 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 39 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 25 | 38 |
| 4 | Hapoel Katamon | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Ashdod | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 6 | Hapoel Hadera | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 21 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 8 | Beitar Jerusalem | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 20 |
| 9 | Maccabi Netanya | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 20 |
| 10 | Bnei Sakhnin | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 11 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | -15 | 17 |
| 12 | Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 14 | Maccabi Bnei Raina | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 15 |
