Match Report
6 points for Maccabi Petah Tikva (2nd), 3 for Ironi Kiryat Shmona (7th): a 3-point gap. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Maccabi Petah Tikva ran at 1.67 scored and 1.33 conceded, Ironi Kiryat Shmona at 1.67 and 2.
The last-five ledger: Maccabi Petah Tikva 6/15, Ironi Kiryat Shmona 12/15.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Maccabi Petah Tikva, 2 draws and 4 for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, at 2.67 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
HaMoshava Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,500. The referee was D. Fuxman, with 84 matches in our database and 1.8 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, Maccabi Petah Tikva led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Petah Tikva: Samuel Owusu (12'), Marko Rakonjac (23') · Ironi Kiryat Shmona: Adrián Ugarriza (79')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Petah Tikva 35% · Ironi Kiryat Shmona 65% · Total shots: 12-13 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 5-4