In this week 11 match, on Thu Dec 2nd, Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Haifa in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams in the ever popular Haifa derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Maccabi Haifa, recorded a 3-1 win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Dan Einbinder scored the first goal for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 35th minute on a penalty, then Omer Atzili got the equalizer for Maccabi Haifa in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Tjaronn Chery But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 47th minute on a goal by Dean David. Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Hapoel Haifa is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Izuchukwu Jude Anthony scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv on an own goal in the 11th minute, then Tal Ben Haim added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Brandley Kuwas. Hapoel Haifa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Hapoel Haifa is fortunate enough to have Alon Turgeman in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals. Omer Atzili has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Maccabi Haifa.