Match Report
Hapoel Ramat Gan went into the game 3rd in the table on 49 points; Hapoel Rishon LeZion sat 4th on 48 — a 1-point gap. Hapoel Rishon LeZion had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 4th in the table.
Hapoel Ramat Gan carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Hapoel Rishon LeZion arrived off three straight defeats. Over the last five, Hapoel Ramat Gan had taken 11 of 15 points to Hapoel Rishon LeZion's 1.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 4 for Hapoel Ramat Gan, 5 for Hapoel Rishon LeZion and 6 drawn, at 2.13 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.


