Match Report
12 points and 4 places separated them: Hapoel Haifa 4th with 34, Maccabi Bnei Raina 8th with 22. Recent form told a different story for Maccabi Bnei Raina: only 27th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th.
Maccabi Bnei Raina arrived off six straight defeats.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Hapoel Haifa, 3 draws and 3 for Maccabi Bnei Raina, at 2.42 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 8% of those meetings. The last five meetings averaged 3.4 goals, well above the all-time 2.42.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Haifa: Alon Turgeman (9'), Alon Turgeman (28') · Maccabi Bnei Raina: Vitalie Damașcan (25'), Vitalie Damașcan (35'), Antonio Sefer (39')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Haifa 55% · Maccabi Bnei Raina 45% · Total shots: 21-14 · On target: 8-7 · Corners: 5-5