Match Report
Hapoel Bnei Ashdod went into the game 1st in the table on 28 points; Maccabi Stars Ramla sat 5th on 22 — a 6-point gap. Maccabi Stars Ramla ranked just 43rd in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 6/5.83 for Hapoel Bnei Ashdod and 5/5.67 for Maccabi Stars Ramla (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 5.73.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Hapoel Bnei Ashdod, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The match was played at Ashdod Senti in Ašdod (capacity 1,000).