About Match
Maccabi Petah Tikva go into the game 3rd in the table on 6 points; Beitar Jerusalem sit 11th on 3 — a 3-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.67/1.33 for Maccabi Petah Tikva and 0.67/2.33 for Beitar Jerusalem (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5. If Maccabi Petah Tikva win, their total rises to 9 and up to 1st, assuming the rest of the results stand.
From the last five rounds, Maccabi Petah Tikva hold 12 points of 15 and Beitar Jerusalem 5.
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Maccabi Petah Tikva, 6 by Beitar Jerusalem, 1 drawn, at 3.44 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 56%.
The match takes place at HaMoshava Stadium in Petach-Tikva (capacity 11,500).