Match Report
Maccabi Petah Tikva went into the game 1st in the table on 60 points; Maccabi Herzliya sat 2nd on 50 — a 10-point gap. Maccabi Herzliya had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 2nd in the table.
Maccabi Petah Tikva had drawn three in a row.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Maccabi Petah Tikva, 2 draws and 1 for Maccabi Herzliya, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 100% of the meetings.