Match Report
41 points for Maccabi Bnei Raina (2nd), 27 for Hapoel Hadera (8th): a 14-point gap. Maccabi Bnei Raina ranked just 24th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Bnei Raina 1.09 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Hapoel Hadera 0.94 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.43.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Maccabi Bnei Raina, 2 by Hapoel Hadera, 3 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. Both teams scored in 86% of the meetings.
Green Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hapoel Hadera led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Bnei Raina: Chance Mondzenga (50') · Hapoel Hadera: Gilad Avramov (57'), Yosef Azulay Shlomy (22')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Bnei Raina 61% · Hapoel Hadera 39% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 4-3