On Saturday Apr 9th, in week 3, Hapoel Nazareth Illit will play host to Beitar Jerusalem in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Katamon. Neither Hapoel Katamon nor Hapoel Nazareth Illit could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 18 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Beitar Jerusalem, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ashdod. Gleofilo Vlijter scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the 21st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Ashdod was frustrated by Beitar Jerusalem’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Beitar Jerusalem ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Nazareth Illit last played eachother at the Teddi Malcha Stadium on Sun Feb 6th. Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Nazareth Illit battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Beitar Jerusalem nor Hapoel Nazareth Illit could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Gleofilo Vlijter has been the most prolific scorer on Beitar Jerusalem in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Hapoel Nazareth Illit is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Habiballa and Abdalla Halaihal each only have 1 goal in their last five.