Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Hapoel Acre (1st, 55 pts) and Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (8th, 23 pts). Hapoel Umm al-Fahm had been under-performing their position — 23rd on five-round form against 8th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.14/1.32 for Hapoel Acre and 0.78/1.73 for Hapoel Umm al-Fahm (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.33.
12 meetings are on record — 3 won by Hapoel Acre, 5 by Hapoel Umm al-Fahm, 4 drawn, at 1.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals. Goals have risen lately: 2.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 1.25 across the full history.
Acre Municipal Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hapoel Acre led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Acre: Marco Tulio (45'), Idan Baranes (19'), Idan Baranes (10') · Hapoel Umm al-Fahm: Idan Golan (78'), Ali Kayal (68')
Key stats
Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 11-8 · Corners: 5-3