National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Hapoel Rishon LeZion or Hapoel Petah Tikva 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 Hapoel Rishon LeZion and Hapoel Petah Tikva.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion form and stats
Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Leumit adventure ended in the 5th-8th place play-offs.Hapoel Rishon LeZion's previous match was a Toto Cup Ligat Leumit game also played at their own arena, ending 3-1 vs Hapoel Petah Tikva. The home team are looking to continue in that form.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Hapoel Rishon LeZion friendly games in pre-season: Rishon played one friendly, won 0, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Hapoel Rishon LeZion scored 1 goal and conceded 1 in these one game.
Hapoel Petah Tikva form and stats
They also participated in Toto Cup Ligat Leumit last season. This ended in the 9th-12th place play-offs.Two away matches in a row for Hapoel Petah Tikva, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Hapoel Rishon LeZion in the Toto Cup Ligat Leumit.
Just as the home team, Hapoel Petah Tikva have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Hapoel Petah Tikva win, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Hapoel Rishon LeZion and Hapoel Petah Tikva have faced off already this season: Rishon - Hapoel Petah Tikva 3-1. Statistics for the former ten meetings featuring these two sides are: three wins for Hapoel Rishon LeZion, three draws and four wins for Hapoel Petah Tikva. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion missing players
Hapoel Petah Tikva missing players
| Hapoel Rishon LeZion | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 14 | 32 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 20 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 44% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8.6 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 34% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 30% | ||
| 7.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 7.2 | ||
| 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 Rishon LeZion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bnei Yehuda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
