Match Report
Maccabi Shaarayim, 16th on 18 points, faced a 20-point deficit to Agudat Sport Ashdod (9th, 38). The last five rounds placed Agudat Sport Ashdod no better than 16th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Agudat Sport Ashdod 1.47 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Maccabi Shaarayim 0.8 and 1.53, with the league averaging 1.22.
A win had eluded Maccabi Shaarayim for 9 matches.
4 meetings are on record — 3 won by Agudat Sport Ashdod, 0 by Maccabi Shaarayim, 1 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Historically tight: 0% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Yud-Alef Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Agudat Sport Ashdod led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Agudat Sport Ashdod: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Agudat Sport Ashdod 55% · Maccabi Shaarayim 45% · Total shots: 14-4 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 1-1