In this 16th week match, on Saturday Jan 1st, Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Netanya will play a match in Netanya in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. Maccabi Netanya is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Aboubacar Doumbia scored the first goal for Maccabi Netanya in the 84th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit was frustrated by Maccabi Netanya’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Netanya ended the match with the shutout victory. Maccabi Netanya is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while beitar Jerusalem sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Katamon. Richmond Boakye scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Ondřej Bačo got the equalizer for Hapoel Katamon in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Maccabi Netanya and Beitar Jerusalem last played eachother at the Teddi Malcha Stadium on the 19th of September. Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Netanya battled to a 1-1 draw. Gandelman struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 21st minute on a feed from Sehovic, but Richmond Boakye got the equalizer for Beitar Jerusalem in the 78th minute earning Beitar Jerusalem a comeback draw.
Beitar Jerusalem’s most prolific scorer has been Yarden Shua. The Israeli attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Maccabi Netanya hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Avraham and Omri Gandelman, and they each have 1 goal.