Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1st with 59 points, Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2nd with 40, 19 apart. The last five rounds placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona no better than 10th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2.23 scored and 0.96 conceded per game, Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1.52 and 1.61, with the league averaging 1.5.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Hapoel Be'er Sheva, 1 draw and 1 for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium, capacity 16,126, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Hapoel Be'er Sheva led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Be'er Sheva: Or Blorian (9'), Eliel Peretz (31'), Eliel Peretz (59') · Ironi Kiryat Shmona: Yair Mordechai (26'), Yair Mordechai (68')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Be'er Sheva 62% · Ironi Kiryat Shmona 38% · Total shots: 18-15 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 5-3