Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Hapoel Tel Aviv (1st, 71 pts) and Hapoel Ramat HaSharon (3rd, 48 pts). On recent form Hapoel Ramat HaSharon sat only 31st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Hapoel Tel Aviv 2.17 scored and 0.73 conceded per game, Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 1.68 and 1.92, with the league averaging 1.33.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Hapoel Tel Aviv, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Hapoel Ramat HaSharon had won six straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
4 meetings are on record — 4 won by Hapoel Tel Aviv, 0 by Hapoel Ramat HaSharon, 0 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Bloomfield Stadium, with room for 29,400 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Hapoel Tel Aviv: Milan Makarić (85'), Ran Binyamin (7'), Milan Makarić (90'), Stav Torial (90') · Hapoel Ramat HaSharon: Amit Yeverbaum (55'), Orel Baye (39')
Key stats
Possession: Hapoel Tel Aviv 63% · Hapoel Ramat HaSharon 37% · Total shots: 13-8 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 11-2