Match Report
Hapoel Tel Aviv (7th, 33 pts) visited Hapoel Hadera (6th, 36 pts) with 3 points between them. Hapoel Hadera ranked just 20th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.85/1.48 for Hapoel Hadera and 1.06/1.55 for Hapoel Tel Aviv (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Hapoel Hadera, 4 draws and 2 for Hapoel Tel Aviv, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 13% of the meetings went to the host. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Afula Illit Stadium in Afula (capacity 12,000). Hapoel Tel Aviv led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.