In this week 23 match on Feb 19th, Hapoel Katamon will host Ashdod at Teddi Malcha Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. 13th placed Hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Maccabi Netanya. Igor Zlatanović struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot, then Igor Zlatanović added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Katamon couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Netanya took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while ashdod is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Gal Katabi scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 44th minute, then Sagiv Jehezkel tied it up for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 71st minute earning Hapoel Be’er Sheva a comeback draw. Ashdod looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 27th, Ashdod hosted Hapoel Katamon at the Yud-alef Stadium in their last match together. Ashdod was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Kenny Saief struck first for Ashdod 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 At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Katamon couldn’t manage to score, and Ashdod took the shutout win.
Ataa Jaber and Berihon are the top scorers for Ashdod in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Hapoel Katamon hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Idan Shemesh and William Agade, and they each have 1 goal.