Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 8th where Hapoel Haifa hosts Hapoel Tel Aviv in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Hapoel Haifa sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Roy Kehat struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 14th minute, then Alen Ožbolt tied it up for Hapoel Haifa in the 42nd minute on a feed from Zamir . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 3rd placed Hapoel Tel Aviv, recorded a 2-1 win against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Osher Davida struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 72nd minute, but Lameck Banda got the equalizer for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 77th minute. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Sep 25th, Hapoel Tel Aviv hosted Hapoel Haifa at the Hamoshava Stadium in their last match together. Hapoel Haifa took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Alon Turgeman scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 20th minute, then Alen Ožbolt added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv was frustrated by Hapoel Haifa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Haifa ended the match with the shutout victory.
Hapoel Tel Aviv’s top weapon lately has been Osher Davida, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Hanan Maman has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Haifa in the last 5 matches with two goals.