Match Report
Hapoel Rishon LeZion, 8th on 40 points, faced a 31-point deficit to Hapoel Tel Aviv (1st, 71). Hapoel Rishon LeZion ranked just 30th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Per game in the league, Hapoel Rishon LeZion were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.43, Hapoel Tel Aviv 2.17 and 0.73, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Hapoel Rishon LeZion, 1 draw and 2 for Hapoel Tel Aviv, at 2.75 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Haberfeld Stadium in Rishon LeZion (capacity 6,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.