Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 13 apiece, Bnei Yehuda 1st and Hapoel Rishon LeZion 2nd. In league terms the two rates read 2.8/0.8 for Bnei Yehuda and 2/0.8 for Hapoel Rishon LeZion (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.67.
Momentum sat with Bnei Yehuda, winners of their last four, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Hapoel Rishon LeZion came in having won four on the spin.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Bnei Yehuda, 3 draws and 3 for Hapoel Rishon LeZion, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Bloomfield Stadium (capacity 29,150). With 24 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, T. Carmeli was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Bnei Yehuda 56% · Hapoel Rishon LeZion 44% · Corners: 8-8