Week 18 brings us a match on Jan 15th where Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Nazareth Illit will play a match in Petach-Tikva in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed Hapoel Tel Aviv, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Ofek Biton struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 34th minute, then Shay Elias added another in the 86th minute In the end, Hapoel Haifa was frustrated by Hapoel Tel Aviv’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Tel Aviv ended the match with the shutout victory. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Hapoel Nazareth Illit recorded a 2-6 loss against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Morgan Ferrier struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 7th minute, then Roy Kehat added another in the 9th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Hapoel Nazareth Illit and Hapoel Tel Aviv battled to a 2-2 draw. Kizito scored the first goal for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the 20th minute, but Davida got the equalizer for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 82nd minute .
Hapoel Nazareth Illit’s most prolific scorer has been Stav Nachmani. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Osher Davida has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Tel Aviv in his last 5 matches with three goals.