Match Report
23 points separated the sides: Hapoel Ramat Gan 3rd on 71, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 3rd on 48. The last five rounds placed Hapoel Ramat HaSharon no better than 31st for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Hapoel Ramat Gan 1.92 scored and 0.95 conceded per game, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 1.68 and 1.92, with the league averaging 1.33.
A win had eluded Hapoel Ramat Gan for 6 matches. Four consecutive defeats weighed on Hapoel Ramat HaSharon.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Hapoel Ramat Gan have 4 wins to Hapoel Ramat HaSharon's 2, with 5 draws, at 2.82 goals per meeting. Only 18% of these meetings ended in a home win. Recent editions have opened up: 4.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.82 historically.
The match was played at National Stadium Ramat Gan in Ramat Gan (capacity 4,300). Hapoel Ramat Gan led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 8-1 full-time score.