Match Report
10 points for Hapoel Afula (6th), 3 for Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa (15th): a 7-point gap. Against a league average of 1.67 goals per team per game, Hapoel Afula ran at 1.83 scored and 1.67 conceded, Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa at 0.83 and 2.33.
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