January 8th features a match where Maccabi Petah Tikva hosts Maccabi Haifa in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. In their last match, Maccabi Petah Tikva recorded a 1-2 loss against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Davida struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 72nd minute, then Lameck Banda tied it up for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 77th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, Maccabi Haifa recorded a 3-2 win against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Dolev Haziza struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv on an own goal in the 1st minute, then Eden Shamir added another in the 14th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 87th minute on a goal by Dean David to cap off a wild match. Maccabi Haifa is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
On the 26th of September, Maccabi Haifa hosted Maccabi Petah Tikva in their last match together. Maccabi Haifa won by a score of 2 to 0. Daniel Felczer scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa on an own goal in the 20th minute, then Omer Atzili added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Tjaronn Chery In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Haifa ran away with the shutout win.
Dean David has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored five goals for Maccabi Haifa. Segun James Adeniyi and Lameck Banda are the top scorers for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.