National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Maccabi Ahi Nazareth or Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 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 Ahi Nazareth and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm.
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth form and stats
Last season, Maccabi Ahi Nazareth's Toto Cup Ligat Leumit journey ended in the 5th-8th place play-offs.The home followers witnessed a 1-1 draw vs Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in the Toto Cup Ligat Leumit last time out and are hoping for a win here.
This is expected to be a close game, with Maccabi Ahi Nazareth perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Maccabi Ahi Nazareth as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Nazareth has won 9 of these, drawn 2 and lost 6.
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm form and stats
Last season their Toto Cup Ligat Leumit adventure ended in the 13th-16th place play-offs.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Maccabi Ahi Nazareth in their previous outing. The Toto Cup Ligat Leumit duel ended 1-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Hapoel Umm al-Fahm in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, 6 draws and 7 defeats.
Head 2 Head
These sides faced each other earlier on this season: Maccabi Ahi Nazareth - Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 1-1. Head to head totals (for the prior ten meetings): Maccabi Ahi Nazareth won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven
Maccabi Ahi Nazareth missing players
Hapoel Umm al-Fahm missing players
| Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Scored | S | 16 | 28 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 24 | 39 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.2 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 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 Acre | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Hapoel Umm al-Fahm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Maccabi Ahi Nazareth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Hapoel Nof HaGalil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
