February 13th features a match where Hapoel Haifa hosts Bnei Sakhnin at Sammy Ofer Stadium in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Hapoel Haifa recorded a 0-1 loss against Hapoel Hadera. Cisse struck first for Hapoel Hadera 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 Hapoel Haifa couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Hadera took the shutout win. Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Fahad Bayo scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 43rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv was frustrated by Bnei Sakhnin’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bnei Sakhnin ended the match with the shutout victory. Bnei Sakhnin is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 6th, Bnei Sakhnin hosted Hapoel Haifa at the Doha Stadium in their last match together. Bnei Sakhnin and Hapoel Haifa battled to a 2-2 draw. Alon Turgeman struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the 34th minute, then Guy Melamed tied it up for Bnei Sakhnin in the 45th minute .
Bnei Sakhnin is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Guy Melamed and Beram Kayal each only have 1 goal in their last five. Alen Ožbolt has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Hapoel Haifa.