National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Petah Tikva or Maccabi Netanya that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Maccabi and Maccabi Netanya.
Maccabi Petah Tikva form and stats
Maccabi Petah Tikva was eliminated in the 9th place final last season in the Toto Cup Ligat Al.With Maccabi having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager G. Luzon.
Maccabi Petah Tikva enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Beitar Jerusalem's place. The match ended 2-0.
Ahead of that match, Maccabi Petah Tikva lost 0-1 at home to Hapoel Tel Aviv.The manager G. Luzon will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Hapoel Katamon in only three days.
Maccabi have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Maccabi Petah Tikva have scored 8 goals and conceded 3 times.
Maccabi Netanya form and stats
They also participated in Toto Cup Ligat Al last season. This ended in the 3rd place final.Maccabi might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Hapoel Katamon proved too strong as Maccabi Netanya slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Winner Stadium.
A 2-2 draw at Hapoel Hadera's stadium before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Maccabi Netanya are hosting Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Toto Cup Ligat Al only three days away.
Maccabi played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these one match Maccabi Netanya scored 0 and conceded 0 goals.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Maccabi three wins, three draws and Maccabi Netanya four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Maccabi Petah Tikva missing players
Maccabi Netanya missing players
| Maccabi Petah Tikva | Maccabi Netanya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 1 | 10 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Scored | S | 12 | 24 | ||
| 29 | 13 | Conceded | C | 7 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 40% | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.2 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 3.8 | ||
| 39% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Beitar Jerusalem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hapoel Katamon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Maccabi Netanya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |