MIGDAL HAEMEK, Israel (Interstat) — H. Migdal HaEmek scored twice and held off Ironi Baka for a 2-1 home victory Friday in the competition. Shaker Saker and Algrabli Shashimon scored for the hosts, while Omer Bonder scored for the visitors. H. Migdal HaEmek improved to 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in the competition and across all competitions. Ironi Baka fell to 1 win and 3 losses in the competition and across all competitions. The result kept H. Migdal HaEmek unbeaten in the competition and left Ironi Baka with one win from its four competition matches.

Bonder gave Ironi Baka the lead in the 11th minute. Saker scored for H. Migdal HaEmek in the 39th minute. Shashimon also scored for the hosts as H. Migdal HaEmek finished with the one-goal margin. The visitors could not add to Bonder’s early goal. H. Migdal HaEmek protected its advantage through the final whistle and took the home result. The match produced three goals, with H. Migdal HaEmek scoring two and Ironi Baka scoring one.

Saker played 90 minutes and scored once for H. Migdal HaEmek. Shashimon played 90 minutes and scored once for H. Migdal HaEmek. Bonder played 90 minutes and scored once for Ironi Baka. Their goals accounted for all the scoring in the match. H. Migdal HaEmek’s Saker and Shashimon each finished with one goal, and Ironi Baka’s Bonder also finished with one goal. The scoring came from the players listed in the game’s key performances.

H. Migdal HaEmek entered the match after a 1-1 draw at Hapoel Ihud Bnei Jatt and a 1-0 home win over Tzeirey Tamra in its previous competition matches. Ironi Baka had won 3-1 at Tzeirey Tamra, lost 2-1 to Nof Hagalil and lost 2-1 at Beit Shean in its previous matches. Those results preceded the Friday match. H. Migdal HaEmek’s previous competition results were a draw and a win. Ironi Baka’s previous competition results were one win and two losses. The home side carried its unbeaten competition form into the match, while the visitors were seeking a second competition win.

The home side’s season record across all competitions is now 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw, matching its competition record. Ironi Baka’s season record across all competitions is now 1 win and 3 losses, also matching its competition record. H. Migdal HaEmek has three wins, no losses and one draw across all competitions. Ironi Baka has one win and three losses across all competitions. The match was the fourth competition result of the season for both teams. H. Migdal HaEmek remained without a loss in the competition, and Ironi Baka remained with one victory.

H. Migdal HaEmek’s scoring came from Saker and Shashimon. Ironi Baka’s scoring came from Bonder. The hosts scored two goals in total, and the visitors scored one goal in total. The game’s goal sequence began with Bonder’s 11th-minute goal for Ironi Baka and continued with Saker’s 39th-minute goal for H. Migdal HaEmek. Shashimon also scored for H. Migdal HaEmek as part of the hosts’ two-goal total. The scoring sequence gave the home side the final one-goal advantage.

H. Migdal HaEmek was the home team and Ironi Baka was the visiting team. The hosts finished with two goals, and the visitors finished with one goal. H. Migdal HaEmek’s win moved its competition record to 3 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Ironi Baka’s loss moved its competition record to 1 win and 3 losses. The records are the same in all competitions for both teams. The match ended with H. Migdal HaEmek ahead by one goal.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of H. Migdal HaEmek 2, Ironi Baka 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected H. Migdal HaEmek with a 74.5 percent probability to win. H. Migdal HaEmek had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5.