Match Report
The table gap was wide: 62 points between Maccabi Kiryat Malachi (1st, 79 pts) and Hapoel Ashkelon (15th, 17 pts). In league terms the two rates read 2.57/0.47 for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi and 1.14/3.38 for Hapoel Ashkelon (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.85.
Maccabi Kiryat Malachi came in having won four on the spin. Hapoel Ashkelon's winless run stood at 5. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi against 1/15 for Hapoel Ashkelon.




