Match Report
76 points for Ironi Kiryat Shmona (1st), 63 for Hapoel Nof HaGalil (4th): a 13-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Hapoel Nof HaGalil: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 2.48 goals per team per game, Ironi Kiryat Shmona ran at 9.43 scored and 3.29 conceded, Hapoel Nof HaGalil at 8.86 and 5.57.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, 1 draw and 2 for Hapoel Nof HaGalil, at 3.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. In 75% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Kiryat-Shmona Municipal Stadium in Kiryat-Shmona, capacity 5,300, hosted the game. Hapoel Nof HaGalil led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.