Match Report
6 points for Maccabi Tel Aviv (1st), 3 for Maccabi Haifa (8th): a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Tel Aviv 4 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Maccabi Haifa 1.5 and 2, with the league averaging 1.39.
Maccabi Tel Aviv entered with three wins in a row.
GioScore's database holds 20 meetings between the two: 11 for Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4 for Maccabi Haifa and 5 drawn, at 2.95 goals per meeting. Only 35% of these meetings ended in a home win. The last five meetings averaged 3.8 goals, well above the all-time 2.95.
With 80 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, S. Levi was the man in the middle. Bloomfield Stadium, capacity 29,150, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Maccabi Tel Aviv led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Dor Peretz (14'), Dor Peretz (40'), Osher Davida (72') · Maccabi Haifa: Ethane Azoulay (88')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Tel Aviv 47% · Maccabi Haifa 53% · Total shots: 14-19 · On target: 7-3 · Corners: 3-5