Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kiryat Gat W 1st with 56 points, Maccabi Emek Hefer W 1st with 34, 22 apart. On recent form Maccabi Emek Hefer W sat only 5th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Emek Hefer W 1.52 scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Kiryat Gat W 2.71 and 0.52, with the league averaging 1.59.
Maccabi Emek Hefer W's last four games had all finished level.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Maccabi Emek Hefer W have 0 wins to Kiryat Gat W's 4, with 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Emek Khefer Regional Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 0-5.
Goal scorers
Kiryat Gat W: 5 goals with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Emek Hefer W 48% · Kiryat Gat W 52% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 5-6 · Corners: 4-5