Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Maccabi Petah Tikva 1st with 60 points, Bnei Yehuda 7th with 44, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed Maccabi Petah Tikva no better than 6th for form, against 1st in the standings.
Defeat had not touched Bnei Yehuda in 5 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Maccabi Petah Tikva 4, draws 2, Bnei Yehuda 1, at 4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 71% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 71%.