On the 2nd of April, Hapoel Katamon hosts Hapoel Nazareth Illit in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. 6th placed Hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Hapoel Hadera. Maxim Plakushchenko struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the 18th minute, then A. Mor added another in the 47th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Nazareth Illit is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Ashdod. Mohammad Kna’an struck first for Ashdod in the 76th minute, then Kenny Saief added another in the 81st minute on a feed from Firas Abu Akel In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 21st of December, Hapoel Katamon hosted Hapoel Nazareth Illit at the Teddi Malcha Stadium in their last match together. Hapoel Katamon won by a score of 3 to 1. Habiballa struck first for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the 5th minute, then William Agade tied it up for Hapoel Katamon in the 37th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 59th minute on a goal by Ebraheim to cap off a wild match.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Habiballa and Abdalla Halaihal each only have 1 goal in their last five. Eduardo Guerrero Lozcano has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Katamon in his last 5 matches with two goals.