Jan 1st features a match where Hapoel Katamon hosts Hapoel Hadera in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. 11th placed Hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Beitar Jerusalem. Richmond Boakye scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Ondřej Bačo tied it up for Hapoel Katamon in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Guy Badash earning Hapoel Katamon at least a draw. Hapoel Katamon is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Hadera is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Shoval Gozlan scored the first goal for Hapoel Hadera in the 11th minute, then Ramzi Safuri tied it up for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 36th minute on a feed from Hatem Abd Elhamed But luckily in the 68th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Miguel Vitor. Hapoel Hadera looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Winner Stadium, Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Katamon battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Hapoel Hadera nor Hapoel Katamon could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Hapoel Hadera’s most prolific scorer has been Shoval Gozlan. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Both Idan Shemesh and Guy Hadida have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Katamon in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.