Match Report
Hapoel Acre, 3rd on 9 points, faced a 51-point deficit to Maccabi Petah Tikva (1st, 60). Hapoel Acre ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Hapoel Acre were scoring 1.14 and conceding 0.86, Maccabi Petah Tikva 2.23 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Maccabi Petah Tikva's unbeaten run stood at 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Hapoel Acre wins, 2 for Maccabi Petah Tikva, 2 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
Acre Municipal Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,500. Maccabi Petah Tikva led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Acre: Jey Livne (6') · Maccabi Petah Tikva: Mohammed El Khatib (24'), Liran Hazan (26'), Yakov Ababa (33' og), Samuel Owusu (65'), José Cortés (70')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Acre 35% · Maccabi Petah Tikva 65% · Total shots: 6-24 · On target: 2-8 · Corners: 5-10