In this 18th week match, on Monday Jan 17th, Hapoel Be’er Sheva hosts Maccabi Haifa in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Osama Khalaila struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 65th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Be’er Sheva couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, Maccabi Haifa recorded a 4-0 shutout win against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Dolev Haziza struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 14th minute on a feed from Chery, then Dean David added another in the 26th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win. Maccabi Haifa is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Be’er Sheva last played eachother at the Sammy Ofer Stadium on Sunday Oct 3rd. Hapoel Be’er Sheva took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Dolev Haziza struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 13th minute, then Abu Abaid tied it up for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 85th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 97th minute on a goal by Iyad Abu Abaid to cap off a wild match.
Dean David has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored five goals for Maccabi Haifa. Both Miguel Vitor and Nikita Rukavytsya have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.