Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Maccabi Ironi Netivot 4th with 61 points, Hapoel Bnei Lod 13th with 26, 35 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Ironi Netivot 2.3 scored and 1 conceded per game, Hapoel Bnei Lod 1.87 and 3.37, with the league averaging 1.85.
Maccabi Ironi Netivot's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Maccabi Ironi Netivot 11/15, Hapoel Bnei Lod 5/15.


