Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Maccabi Haifa (5th, 55 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Ashdod (7th, 28 pts). Ashdod's recent output lagged their position: 21st on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ashdod 1.15 scored and 1.88 conceded per game, Maccabi Haifa 1.83 and 1.31, with the league averaging 1.5.
Ashdod had been beaten in three straight games. The last-five ledger: Ashdod 2/15, Maccabi Haifa 12/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Ashdod win, 5 for Maccabi Haifa, 0 draws, at 4.67 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more.
The match was played at Yud-Alef Stadium (capacity 8,200). Maccabi Haifa led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Haifa: Peter Agba (43'), Silva Kani (29'), Kenji Gorré (58'), Dolev Haziza (79')
Key stats
Possession: Ashdod 34% · Maccabi Haifa 66% · Total shots: 8-20 · On target: 1-9 · Corners: 1-9