Match Report
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa went into the game 2nd in the table on 4 points; Hapoel Rishon LeZion sat 3rd on 3 — a 1-point gap. Hapoel Rishon LeZion ranked just 9th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion had gone 11 games without a win. Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Hapoel Rishon LeZion, 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa wins, 2 for Hapoel Rishon LeZion, 3 draws, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 29% of the meetings.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa: Goran Antonić (4'), Dor Jan (29'), Ron Talmi (63'), Itay Zada (73') · Hapoel Rishon LeZion: Ezekiel Henty (19'), Eligijus Jankauskas (61')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa 48% · Hapoel Rishon LeZion 52% · Total shots: 5-9 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 2-3