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The hosts from Tel Aviv are clear favourites to win this clash from the Cup of Israel. They are clearly more recognizable team in the domestic league as Hapoel plays regularly in the Europalean tournaments. The guests are not going to travel many miles for this visit as they are just 40km away from the Bloomfield Stadium. The form of Elyaniv Barda's team have it's ups and downs. Just two wins from the last five games. Once again the hosts are near the top of the domestic table but the team is 10 points away from the 1st Hapoel Beer-Sheva. The cup is definitely the quicker way to reach Europe. The guests from Ashdod are 9th in the table from 14 teams, 7 points away from their opponents. Having in mind the history of both clubs and the fact that hosts' squad is almost twice as expensive than the guests one we could expect some goals as in the last three games at Bloomfield Stadium we saw 8 goals. Both clubs will try to progress further in the cup.