Week 16 features a match on Sat Jan 1st, where Hapoel Tel Aviv hosts Maccabi Petah Tikva at Hamoshava Stadium in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al in the anticipated Petah Tikva derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. Hapoel Tel Aviv sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Dan Einbinder struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 66th minute on a penalty kick, then Dan Einbinder added another in the 89th minute on a penalty shot At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ironi Kiryat Shmona couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Tel Aviv took the shutout win. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Maccabi Petah Tikva, recorded a 1-2 loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Matan Hozez scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2nd minute, then Eden Shamir added another in the 6th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 18th, Maccabi Petah Tikva hosted Hapoel Tel Aviv in their last match together. Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Tel Aviv battled to a 1-1 draw. Mohamad Awad scored the first goal for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 4th minute, then Farley Rosa got the equalizer for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 9th minute on a feed from Ben Bitton earning them at least the one point.
Maccabi Petah Tikva is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Azoulay and Adeniyi each only have 1 goal in their last 5. For Hapoel Tel Aviv, their top scorers are Osher Davida and Shlomi Azulay, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.