Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Kfar Saba 8th with 41 points, Kafr Qasim 7th with 7, 34 apart. Kafr Qasim's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Hapoel Kfar Saba 1.27 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Kafr Qasim 1.14 and 1.43, with the league averaging 1.34.
Hapoel Kfar Saba had been beaten in six straight games.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 5 for Hapoel Kfar Saba, 2 for Kafr Qasim and 3 drawn, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 30% of the meetings went over two goals. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1 goals per game across the last five against 1.8 historically.
Levita Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,800. Hapoel Kfar Saba led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Kfar Saba: Hamza Shibli (30')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Kfar Saba 45% · Kafr Qasim 55% · Total shots: 4-2 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 3-10