Match Report
3 points and 8 places separated them: Maccabi Ashdod 13th with 0, Hapoel Herzliya 5th with 3. Hapoel Herzliya's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Maccabi Ashdod ran at 1 scored and 2 conceded, Hapoel Herzliya at 2 and 1.
Hapoel Herzliya had not won in 6 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Maccabi Ashdod wins, 2 for Hapoel Herzliya, 1 draw, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Hapoel Herzliya led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Ashdod: Y. Marciano (33') · Hapoel Herzliya: Saber Badir (24'), Saber Badir (45')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Ashdod 64% · Hapoel Herzliya 36% · Total shots: 21-12 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 4-4