In this week 20 match on the 30th of January, Maccabi Netanya will host Maccabi Haifa at Winner Stadium in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Maccabi Netanya sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Avraham struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 16th minute, then Gabi Kanikovski tied it up for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 26th minute on a feed from Eduardo Guerrero Lozcano . Maccabi Netanya is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hapoel Katamon. William Agade scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 85th minute, but Godsway Donyoh got the equalizer for Maccabi Haifa in the 87th minute earning Maccabi Haifa a comeback draw. Maccabi Haifa looks to continue their winning ways, having 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Maccabi Haifa was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Dolev Haziza scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 5th minute, then Omer Atzili added another in the 40th minute In the end, Maccabi Netanya couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Haifa ran away with the shutout win.
Omer Atzili has been the most prolific scorer on Maccabi Haifa in his last five matches with three goals. Maccabi Netanya is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Aboubacar Doumbia and Karem Jaber each only have 1 goal in their last 5.