Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Maccabi Herzliya (2nd, 50 pts) held a 43-point advantage over Kafr Qasim (7th, 7 pts). The last five rounds placed Kafr Qasim no better than 22nd for form, against 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Kafr Qasim were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.43, Maccabi Herzliya 1.5 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Kafr Qasim's winless run stood at 7. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Kafr Qasim against 8/15 for Maccabi Herzliya.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Kafr Qasim, 2 draws and 2 for Maccabi Herzliya, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
Lod Municipal Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000. On the scoreboard, Maccabi Herzliya led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Herzliya: Ran Israel Vaturi (10'), Ran Vaturi (20')
Key stats
Possession: Kafr Qasim 62% · Maccabi Herzliya 38% · Total shots: 15-18 · On target: 1-13 · Corners: 8-3