About Match
Both sides bring 3 points into this one — Hapoel Jerusalem 10th, Hapoel Petah Tikva 9th. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Hapoel Jerusalem run at 2 scored and 2.67 conceded, Hapoel Petah Tikva at 0.67 and 1. Hapoel Jerusalem would climb to 6 points with a win and up to 3rd, overtaking Hapoel Petah Tikva (other results held equal).
The last-five ledger: Hapoel Jerusalem 9/15, Hapoel Petah Tikva 3/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 7 Hapoel Jerusalem wins, 4 for Hapoel Petah Tikva, 1 draw, at 2.5 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings.
Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem, capacity 32,000, hosts the game.