Match Report
Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, 4th on 50 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Ironi Tiberias (2nd, 72). The last five rounds placed Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa no better than 31st for form, against 4th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 8.86/4.86 for Ironi Tiberias and 1.93/1.33 for Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.48.
Defeat had followed defeat for Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa — seven in succession. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Ironi Tiberias, 0/15 for Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Ironi Tiberias wins, 1 for Maccabi Kabilio Jaffa, 1 draw, at 1.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Tiberias Municipal Stadium in Tiberias, with room for 5,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Ironi Tiberias led 2-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-2.