Week 25 brings us a match on Mar 5th, where Maccabi Haifa will host Hapoel Nazareth Illit in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed Maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Tjaronn Chery scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 17th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Haifa couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win. Maccabi Haifa is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10, while hapoel Nazareth Illit is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Đorđe Jovanović scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 16th minute, then Đorđe Jovanović added another in the 25th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On the 5th of December, Hapoel Nazareth Illit hosted Maccabi Haifa in their last match together. Maccabi Haifa was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Omer Atzili scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 38th minute, then Dean David added another in the 60th minute on a feed from José Rodríguez In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit was frustrated by Maccabi Haifa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Haifa ended the match with the shutout victory.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Omer Fadida and Wahib Habiballa, and they each have 1 goal. Omer Atzili has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 6 goals for Maccabi Haifa.