Match Report
Hapoel Kfar Shalem, 2nd with 63 points, sat 36 points above Bnei Eilat (15th, 27). Bnei Eilat's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Per game in the league, Hapoel Kfar Shalem were scoring 1.9 and conceding 0.83, Bnei Eilat 1.33 and 1.93, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Hapoel Kfar Shalem were unbeaten in 12. Bnei Eilat had gone 13 games without a win. Over the last five, Hapoel Kfar Shalem had taken 13 of 15 points to Bnei Eilat's 1.
Shkhunat Hatikva Stadium in Tel Aviv, capacity 6,016, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hapoel Kfar Shalem led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.