Match Report
Maccabi Kiryat Malachi, 1st with 79 points, sat 53 points above Hapoel Bnei Lod (13th, 26). Per game in the league, Maccabi Kiryat Malachi were scoring 2.57 and conceding 0.47, Hapoel Bnei Lod 1.87 and 3.37, against a competition average of 1.85 goals per team per game.
Hapoel Bnei Lod had gone 11 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Maccabi Kiryat Malachi, 1/15 for Hapoel Bnei Lod.


