Match Report
48 points for Maccabi Netanya (1st), 55 for Maccabi Haifa (5th): a 7-point gap. Maccabi Netanya's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Maccabi Netanya were scoring 1.79 and conceding 1.91, Maccabi Haifa 1.83 and 1.31, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Maccabi Netanya's arrival. Defeat had not touched Maccabi Haifa in 6 games. The last-five ledger: Maccabi Netanya 1/15, Maccabi Haifa 13/15.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 2 for Maccabi Netanya, 8 for Maccabi Haifa and 0 drawn, at 3.3 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 70% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Netanya Stadium (Netanya) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,610. Maccabi Netanya led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Netanya: Maor Levi (3'), Heri Tavares (45'), Basam Zaarura (90'), Heri Tavares (54') · Maccabi Haifa: Silva Kani (7')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Netanya 42% · Maccabi Haifa 58% · Total shots: 15-11 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 6-5