Match Report
Hapoel Bnei Zalafa went into the game 6th in the table on 28 points; Hapoel Beit Shean sat 10th on 23 — a 5-point gap. Hapoel Bnei Zalafa ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 6th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.25/1.65 for Hapoel Bnei Zalafa and 1.58/1.58 for Hapoel Beit Shean (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Hapoel Bnei Zalafa against 10/15 for Hapoel Beit Shean.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hapoel Beit Shean led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.