Match Report
Maccabi Bnei Raina, 8th on 22 points, faced an 18-point deficit to Ironi Kiryat Shmona (2nd, 40). Maccabi Bnei Raina had been under-performing their position — 27th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Bnei Raina 0.79 scored and 2.09 conceded per game, Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1.52 and 1.61, with the league averaging 1.5.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 5 Maccabi Bnei Raina wins, 2 for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, 1 draw, at 2.63 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Green Stadium, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. The referee was A. Shiloach, with 81 matches in our database and 1.1 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Maccabi Bnei Raina led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Bnei Raina: Antonio Sefer (45') · Ironi Kiryat Shmona: Adrián Ugarriza (47')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Bnei Raina 51% · Ironi Kiryat Shmona 49% · Total shots: 12-16 · On target: 7-6 · Corners: 5-3