Match Report
45 points separated the sides: Beitar Jerusalem 2nd on 76, Hapoel Jerusalem 6th on 31. The last five rounds placed Hapoel Jerusalem no better than 26th for form, against 6th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Beitar Jerusalem 2.17 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Hapoel Jerusalem 0.79 and 1.3, with the league averaging 1.5.
Beitar Jerusalem came in having won three on the spin. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Beitar Jerusalem, 6/15 for Hapoel Jerusalem.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Beitar Jerusalem, 3 draws and 3 for Hapoel Jerusalem, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Recent editions have opened up: 3.2 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.4 historically.
The match was played at Teddy Stadium (capacity 32,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hapoel Jerusalem led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Beitar Jerusalem: Yarden Shua (85') · Hapoel Jerusalem: Awaka Eshata (39')
Key stats
Possession: Beitar Jerusalem 73% · Hapoel Jerusalem 27% · Total shots: 24-12 · On target: 10-5 · Corners: 14-3