Match Report
Ironi Kiryat Shmona went into the game 2nd in the table on 40 points; Maccabi Tel Aviv sat 3rd on 49 — a 9-point gap. Maccabi Tel Aviv ranked just 17th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.52/1.61 for Ironi Kiryat Shmona and 2.12/1.23 for Maccabi Tel Aviv (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
Maccabi Tel Aviv had lost four in a row.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Ironi Kiryat Shmona, 3 for Maccabi Tel Aviv and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Netanya Stadium (Netanya) (capacity 13,610). Maccabi Tel Aviv led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ironi Kiryat Shmona: Ariel Sheratzky (12') · Maccabi Tel Aviv: Dor Peretz (4'), Osher Davida (45'), Sayed Abu Farkhi (20'), Kervin Andrade (63')
Key stats
Possession: Ironi Kiryat Shmona 34% · Maccabi Tel Aviv 66% · Total shots: 6-23 · On target: 2-13 · Corners: 1-7