Match Report
In the standings it was Maccabi Netanya 9th on 5 points, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1st on 15 — separated by 10. Scoring rates set the scale: Maccabi Netanya 1.2 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Maccabi Tel Aviv 3.6 and 1.2, with the league averaging 1.57.
Maccabi Tel Aviv arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Maccabi Netanya against 15/15 for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 0 Maccabi Netanya wins, 10 for Maccabi Tel Aviv, 1 draw, at 4 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 82% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 73%.
Netanya Stadium (Netanya) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,610. Maccabi Tel Aviv led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Maccabi Netanya: Oz Bilu (48') · Maccabi Tel Aviv: Dor Peretz (45'), James Tavernier (74')
Key stats
Possession: Maccabi Netanya 35% · Maccabi Tel Aviv 65% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 8-5