On the 23rd of January, in this week 19 match, Maccabi Petah Tikva hosts Hapoel Be’er Sheva in a Ligat ha’Al match. 14th placed Maccabi Petah Tikva is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Hapoel Haifa. Alen Ožbolt scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 7th minute, then Adeniyi tied it up for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 34th minute . Maccabi Petah Tikva looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Be’er Sheva sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Maccabi Haifa. Omer Atzili struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 8th minute, then Miguel Vitor added another on an own goal in the 28th minute. Hapoel Be’er Sheva looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Hapoel Be’er Sheva was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Mariano Bareiro struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Be’er Sheva ran away with the shutout win.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva’s most prolific scorer has been Nikita Rukavytsya. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Both Lameck Banda and Adeniyi have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.