Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Maccabi Haifa (5th, 55 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Hapoel Petah Tikva (6th, 40 pts). Hapoel Petah Tikva had been under-performing their position — 25th on five-round form against 6th in the table.
Hapoel Petah Tikva arrived off seven straight defeats. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Maccabi Haifa against 0/15 for Hapoel Petah Tikva.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Maccabi Haifa, 2 draws and 1 for Hapoel Petah Tikva, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Haifa: Guy Melamed (18') · Hapoel Petah Tikva: Yonatan Cohen (83')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Haifa 39% · Hapoel Petah Tikva 61% · Total shots: 12-12 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-6