Week 24 brings us a match on Feb 26th, where Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Hapoel Tel Aviv will play a match in Petach-Tikva 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 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Hapoel Tel Aviv sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Maccabi Haifa. Dean David scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 61st minute, then Tjaronn Chery added another in the 69th minute In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Haifa ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 2nd placed Hapoel Be’er Sheva, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Neither Hapoel Be’er Sheva nor Ironi Kiryat Shmona could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Hapoel Be’er Sheva should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium, Hapoel Be’er Sheva was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Nikita Rukavytsya scored the first goal for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 52nd minute on a penalty shot, but Shay Elias got the equalizer for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 67th minute on a penalty shot.
Hapoel Be’er Sheva hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Miguel Vitor and Eugene Ansah, and they each have 1 goal. Osher Davida has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Tel Aviv in his last five matches with two goals.