On the 15th of January, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Katamon will play a match in Jerusalem in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Hapoel Katamon sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Bnei Sakhnin. Beram Kayal scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 21st minute on a penalty kick, then Guy Melamed added another in the 75th minute. Hapoel Katamon is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed Maccabi Tel Aviv, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Osama Khalaila struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 65th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hapoel Be’er Sheva was frustrated by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Tel Aviv ended the match with the shutout victory. Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 3rd, Maccabi Tel Aviv hosted Hapoel Katamon at the Winner Stadium in their last match together. Maccabi Tel Aviv was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Eduardo Guerrero Lozcano scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 85th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Katamon couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Tel Aviv took the shutout win.
Both Tal Ben Haim and Eden Shamir have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. For Hapoel Katamon, their top scorers are Shemesh and Guy Hadida, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.