Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hapoel Petah Tikva 2nd with 71 points, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 3rd with 48, 23 apart. Hapoel Ramat HaSharon ranked just 31st in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon were scoring 1.68 and conceding 1.92, Hapoel Petah Tikva 1.73 and 0.63, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Hapoel Ramat HaSharon. Hapoel Petah Tikva were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 3/15, Hapoel Petah Tikva 13/15.
8 meetings are on record — 2 won by Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, 4 by Hapoel Petah Tikva, 2 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings.
The venue was Yankele Grundman Stadium, with room for 4,300 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Petah Tikva: David Dego (90')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 28% · Hapoel Petah Tikva 72% · Total shots: 4-11 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 3-7