Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Maccabi Netanya 1st on 48, Ashdod 7th on 28. The last five rounds placed Ashdod no better than 21st for form, against 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Maccabi Netanya were scoring 1.79 and conceding 1.91, Ashdod 1.15 and 1.88, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Ashdod for 5 matches. The last-five ledger: Maccabi Netanya 8/15, Ashdod 1/15.
Across 12 recorded meetings, Maccabi Netanya have 6 wins to Ashdod's 1, with 5 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Netanya Stadium (Netanya) (capacity 13,610). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Netanya: Itay Ben Shabat (47'), Bakary Konaté (76') · Ashdod: Eugene Ansah (90')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Netanya 47% · Ashdod 53% · Total shots: 10-19 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 4-4