Match Report
Maccabi Tel Aviv, 1st with 64 points, sat 47 points above Hapoel Ra'anana (8th, 17). Hapoel Ra'anana had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 8th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.85/0.27 for Maccabi Tel Aviv and 1/2.57 for Hapoel Ra'anana (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Maccabi Tel Aviv carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this.
The match was played at Bloomfield Stadium in Petah Tikva (capacity 29,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.