Match Report
12 points and 1 places separated them: Hapoel Petah Tikva 2nd with 71, Hapoel Kfar Shalem 3rd with 59. The last five rounds placed Hapoel Kfar Shalem no better than 23rd for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Hapoel Petah Tikva ran at 1.73 scored and 0.63 conceded, Hapoel Kfar Shalem at 2.07 and 1.27.
Hapoel Petah Tikva had not lost in 15 games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Hapoel Petah Tikva against 6/15 for Hapoel Kfar Shalem.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Hapoel Petah Tikva have 2 wins to Hapoel Kfar Shalem's 2, with 0 draws, at 1.75 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 100% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
HaMoshava Stadium, capacity 11,500, hosted the game. Hapoel Petah Tikva led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 5-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Petah Tikva: Elian Rohana (45'), Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi (22'), Daniel Mor Yosef (39'), Djiamgone Jocelin Ta Bi (73'), Oz Perez (88')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Petah Tikva 50% · Hapoel Kfar Shalem 50% · Total shots: 12-5 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 3-6