Match Report
9 points for Hapoel Afula (5th), 3 for Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa (14th): a 6-point gap. On the form table Hapoel Afula stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.64 goals per team per game, Hapoel Afula ran at 1.5 scored and 0.75 conceded, Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa at 1 and 2.25.
Hapoel Afula had won three straight. Defeat had followed defeat for Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa — three in succession. Hapoel Afula had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, 4.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 2 for Hapoel Afula, 6 for Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa and 2 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 30% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 70% of the meetings produced three or more.
The match was played at Afula Illit Stadium (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa: Gil Itzhak (69')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Afula 53% · Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 47% · Total shots: 7-12 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 5-5