Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ihud Bnei Baqa (4th, 48 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Maccabi Ahi Iksal (15th, 12 pts). On the form table Maccabi Ahi Iksal stood 11th over the last five rounds, despite being 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Ahi Iksal 0.86 scored and 3.05 conceded per game, Ihud Bnei Baqa 2.17 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.84.
Maccabi Ahi Iksal had not won in 5 games. Defeat had not touched Ihud Bnei Baqa in 5 games. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Maccabi Ahi Iksal, 9/15 for Ihud Bnei Baqa.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Maccabi Ahi Iksal 1, draws 1, Ihud Bnei Baqa 3, at 5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.