Match Report
Ironi Modi'in, 1st with 62 points, sat 33 points above Hapoel Lod (15th, 29). Hapoel Lod ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 15th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Hapoel Lod 1 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Ironi Modi'in 1.5 and 0.63, with the league averaging 1.22.
Defeat had followed defeat for Hapoel Lod — three in succession. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Hapoel Lod against 10/15 for Ironi Modi'in.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Hapoel Lod have 3 wins to Ironi Modi'in's 7, with 1 draw, at 3.45 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. History points to goals: 73% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 64%.
Lod Municipal Stadium, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. Ironi Modi'in led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ironi Modi'in: 3 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Total shots: 4-16 · On target: 1-10 · Corners: 2-11




