Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Daliyat Al Karmel 5th with 46 points, Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara 8th with 30, 16 apart. Hapoel Daliyat Al Karmel ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara were scoring 1.04 and conceding 1.61, Hapoel Daliyat Al Karmel 2.65 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.84 goals per team per game.
Hapoel Daliyat Al Karmel came in having won 12 on the spin, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 8/15 points for Hapoel Bnei Ar'ara 'Ara against 15/15 for Hapoel Daliyat Al Karmel.