In this week 22 match, on Sunday Feb 13th, Beitar Jerusalem hosts Maccabi Petah Tikva at Teddi Malcha Stadium in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Beitar Jerusalem sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Beitar Jerusalem had 10 on net, and Hapoel Nazareth Illit had 19, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 14th placed Maccabi Petah Tikva, recorded a 3-1 win against Hapoel Katamon. Guy Badash scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 29th minute, but Ido Shahar got the equalizer for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 55th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 74th minute on a goal by Ion Nicolaescu. Maccabi Petah Tikva looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Petah Tikva last played eachother at the Hamoshava Stadium on the 6th of November. Beitar Jerusalem was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Yarden Shua scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the 2nd minute, then Yarden Shua added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Orel Dgani In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t muster any offence and Beitar Jerusalem ran away with the shutout win.
Lameck Banda and Segun James Adeniyi are the top scorers for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Beitar Jerusalem’s most prolific scorer has been Liran Rotman. The Israeli midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches.