In this week 13 match, on Sat Dec 11th, Hapoel Katamon plays host to Hapoel Haifa in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. 14th placed Hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Guy Hadida scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 45th minute on a penalty kick, then Danny Gruper tied it up for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 61st minute on a penalty kick earning them at least the one point. Hapoel Katamon looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Haifa sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Nikita Rukavytsya struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 12th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Haifa couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Be’er Sheva took the shutout win. Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having earned 13 points 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.
Alon Turgeman has been the most effective weapon for Hapoel Haifa lately. The Israeli attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches. Hapoel Katamon’s top weapon lately has been William Agade, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.