Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab 12th on 27, Ahva Kafr Manda 16th on 5. Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab 1.3 scored and 1.78 conceded per game, Ahva Kafr Manda 0.32 and 3.86, with the league averaging 1.69.
Ahva Kafr Manda arrived off 15 straight defeats.
6 meetings are on record — 4 won by Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab, 1 by Ahva Kafr Manda, 1 drawn, at 4.33 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Sha'ab Stadium, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-0.
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Ahva Sha'ab 55% · Ahva Kafr Manda 45% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-4