In a mid week match on Monday Mar 7th, in week 25, Maccabi Tel Aviv hosts Beitar Jerusalem 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 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Maccabi Tel Aviv sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Đorđe Jovanović struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 16th minute, then Đorđe Jovanović added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Dan Biton. Maccabi Tel Aviv looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Beitar Jerusalem is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Bnei Sakhnin. Ante Puljić struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 15th minute on a feed from Marwan Kabha, but Gleofilo Vlijter got the equalizer for Beitar Jerusalem in the 53rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Beitar Jerusalem. Beitar Jerusalem looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Teddi Malcha Stadium, Maccabi Tel Aviv took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Brandley Kuwas scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 29th minute, but Yarden Shua got the equalizer for Beitar Jerusalem in the 38th minute.
Beitar Jerusalem is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Liran Rotman and Richmond Boakye each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Stipe Perica has been the most effective weapon for Maccabi Tel Aviv lately. The Croatian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.