Match Report
46 points for HaMakhtesh Givatayim (2nd), 34 for Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa (5th): a 12-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa: only 29th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: HaMakhtesh Givatayim 6.71 scored and 3 conceded per game, Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa 4.71 and 4.71, with the league averaging 5.73.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — HaMakhtesh Givatayim 3, draws 1, Hapoel Kafr Qasim Shouaa 0, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host.
Moshava Training Field in Pétaḥ-Tiqva, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 5-1.