Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Tel Aviv 1st with 71 points, Hapoel Kfar Saba 7th with 47, 24 apart. Hapoel Kfar Saba's recent output lagged their position: 23rd on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Per game in the league, Hapoel Kfar Saba were scoring 1.16 and conceding 1.32, Hapoel Tel Aviv 2.17 and 0.73, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Hapoel Kfar Saba wins, 1 for Hapoel Tel Aviv, 3 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Levita Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,800. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Hapoel Tel Aviv led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Tel Aviv: Ben Sahar (39'), Liran Rotman (55'), Ran Binyamin (87')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Kfar Saba 44% · Hapoel Tel Aviv 56% · Total shots: 11-17 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 2-3