Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Tel Aviv 4th with 60 points, Bnei Sakhnin 5th with 34, 26 apart. The last five rounds placed Bnei Sakhnin no better than 27th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Bnei Sakhnin ran at 0.85 scored and 1.48 conceded, Hapoel Tel Aviv at 1.53 and 1.06.
Hapoel Tel Aviv had won five straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Bnei Sakhnin against 15/15 for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Bnei Sakhnin, 3 for Hapoel Tel Aviv and 2 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Doha Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,500. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Bnei Sakhnin 31% · Hapoel Tel Aviv 69% · Total shots: 7-15 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 4-9