Match Report
Bnei Sakhnin, 5th on 34 points, faced a 42-point deficit to Beitar Jerusalem (2nd, 76). Recent form told a different story for Bnei Sakhnin: only 27th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Beitar Jerusalem 2.17 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Bnei Sakhnin 0.85 and 1.48, with the league averaging 1.5.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Beitar Jerusalem, 3 draws and 4 for Bnei Sakhnin, at 3 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 64%.
Teddi Malcha Stadium, capacity 32,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Beitar Jerusalem: Adi Yona (22'), Adi Yona (90') · Bnei Sakhnin: Ahmad Salman (14')
Key stats
Possession: Beitar Jerusalem 71% · Bnei Sakhnin 29% · Total shots: 30-5 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 17-1