Match Report
7 points and 11 places separated them: Maccabi Ashdod 14th with 3, Hapoel Herzliya 3rd with 10. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Maccabi Ashdod ran at 1.25 scored and 1.5 conceded, Hapoel Herzliya at 1.5 and 0.5.
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