Match Report
Maccabi Tel Aviv went into the game 3rd in the table on 49 points; Maccabi Haifa sat 5th on 55 — a 6-point gap. Maccabi Tel Aviv had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 3rd in the table.
The sides have met 19 times in the GioScore results database: 10 wins for Maccabi Tel Aviv, 5 draws and 4 for Maccabi Haifa, at 2.95 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 32% of the wins in this fixture. Recent editions have opened up: 3.8 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.95 historically.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Tel Aviv: Dor Peretz (24'), Sagiv Jehezkel (14'), Ido Shahar (34')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Tel Aviv 51% · Maccabi Haifa 49% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 2-2