Match Report
12 points and 4 places separated them: Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1st with 12, Bnei Sakhnin 5th with 0. The last five rounds placed Bnei Sakhnin no better than 10th for form, against 5th in the standings.
Bnei Sakhnin arrived off six straight defeats. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Ironi Kiryat Shmona against 0/15 for Bnei Sakhnin.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 4 Ironi Kiryat Shmona wins, 3 for Bnei Sakhnin, 2 draws, at 2.22 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture.
Goal scorers
Ironi Kiryat Shmona: Adrián Ugarriza (51')
Key stats
Possession: Ironi Kiryat Shmona 66% · Bnei Sakhnin 34% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 4-2