Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Hapoel Afula 7th with 26, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 8th with 23. Recent form told a different story for Hapoel Afula: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Hapoel Afula ran at 0.81 scored and 1.65 conceded, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm at 0.78 and 1.73.
Across 10 recorded meetings, Hapoel Afula have 3 wins to Hapoel Umm al-Fahm's 2, with 5 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 10% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Afula Illit Stadium, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Hapoel Umm al-Fahm led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Afula: Israel Adar Azroel (64'), Raz Cohen (50'), Ahmad Khalaila (73') · Hapoel Umm al-Fahm: Or Dasa (11'), Idan Golan (54')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Afula 66% · Hapoel Umm al-Fahm 34% · Total shots: 15-8 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 7-4