Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Hapoel Migdal Haemek (2nd, 41 pts) and Hapoel Bu'eine (12th, 21 pts). Hapoel Migdal Haemek had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Hapoel Migdal Haemek were scoring 2.47 and conceding 0.89, Hapoel Bu'eine 0.95 and 1.16, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Hapoel Migdal Haemek, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Hapoel Bu'eine's winless run stood at 5. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Hapoel Migdal Haemek, 1/15 for Hapoel Bu'eine.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Hapoel Migdal Haemek, 1 draw and 3 for Hapoel Bu'eine, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.