Week 12 brings us a match on Dec 6th where Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Hapoel Haifa will play a match in Haifa in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Hapoel Haifa sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-5 loss against Maccabi Haifa. Dean David struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 16th minute on a feed from Mohammad Abu Fani, then Dolev Haziza added another in the 18th minute on a feed from Ali Muhammad Al Faz. Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva recorded a 2-1 win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Nikita Rukavytsya scored the first goal for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 52nd minute on a penalty, but Shay Elias got the equalizer for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 67th minute on a penalty. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is on a hot streak lately, with 6 wins in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws apiece.
Nikita Rukavytsya has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Hapoel Haifa is fortunate enough to have Alon Turgeman in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.