Week 20 brings us a match on Jan 29th where Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ashdod will play a match in Ashdod in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 6th placed Ashdod, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bnei Sakhnin. Ya’akov Berihon struck first for Ashdod in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t manage to score, and Ashdod took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Ashdod should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 4th placed Maccabi Tel Aviv, recorded a 2-2 draw against Maccabi Netanya. Avraham struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 16th minute, but Gabi Kanikovski got the equalizer for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 26th minute . Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches.
On Oct 25th, Maccabi Tel Aviv hosted Ashdod at the Winner Stadium in their last match together. Ashdod won by a score of 2 to 0. Naor Sabag struck first for Ashdod in the 29th minute, then Lior Inebrum added another in the 83rd minute In the end, Maccabi Tel Aviv couldn’t muster any offence and Ashdod ran away with the shutout win.
Both Eden Shamir and Gabi Kanikovski have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Kna’an has been the most effective weapon for Ashdod lately. The Israeli attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.