Match Report
Hapoel Bikat Hayarden (15th, 30 pts) visited Maccabi Yavne (10th, 35 pts) with 5 points between them. Maccabi Yavne had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Maccabi Yavne ran at 1.23 scored and 1.23 conceded, Hapoel Bikat Hayarden at 1.1 and 1.43.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Maccabi Yavne 3, draws 1, Hapoel Bikat Hayarden 0, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. 75% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue was Yavne Municipal Stadium in Yavne, with room for 4,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.