Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Hapoel Migdal Haemek (2nd, 41 pts) and Hapoel Kfar Kana (16th, 7 pts). The last five rounds placed Hapoel Migdal Haemek no better than 6th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Hapoel Kfar Kana were scoring 0.84 and conceding 2.21, Hapoel Migdal Haemek 2.47 and 0.89, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Hapoel Kfar Kana had lost eight in a row. Defeat had not touched Hapoel Migdal Haemek in 11 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Hapoel Kfar Kana against 11/15 for Hapoel Migdal Haemek.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Hapoel Kfar Kana, 1 by Hapoel Migdal Haemek, 1 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hapoel Migdal Haemek led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.