On the 9th of April, Hapoel Haifa hosts Hapoel Hadera at Sammy Ofer Stadium in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Hapoel Haifa recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Maccabi Petah Tikva had 11 on net, and Hapoel Haifa had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Hadera is fresh off their 1-4 loss against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Maxim Plakushchenko struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the 16th minute, but Roy Kehat got the equalizer for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 24th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 48th minute on a goal by Muhamad Shaker. Hapoel Hadera is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Feb 6th, Hapoel Hadera hosted Hapoel Haifa in their last match together. Hapoel Hadera was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jonathan Cisse struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Haifa couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Hadera took the shutout win.
Both Menashe Zalka and Maxim Plakushchenko have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Hadera in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Hapoel Haifa hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Gal Arel and Hanan Maman, and they each have 1 goal.