On the 19th of March, Maccabi Haifa plays host to Hapoel Tel Aviv in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. Maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Beitar Jerusalem. Mavis Tchibota struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 41st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Beitar Jerusalem couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Haifa ran away with the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Hapoel Tel Aviv recorded a 2-2 draw against Maccabi Netanya. Ben Bitton scored the first goal for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 35th minute, then Edi Gotlib added another in the 61st minute on a feed from Dan Einbinder. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa last played eachother at the Sammy Ofer Stadium on the 21st of February. Maccabi Haifa was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Dean David scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 61st minute, then Chery added another in the 69th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win.
Hapoel Tel Aviv is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Shlomi Azulay and Ben Bitton each having 2 goals in their last five. Both Tjaronn Chery and Dean David have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Haifa in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.