In this week 3 match, on Sun Apr 10th, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will play host to Hapoel Tel Aviv in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. Hapoel Be’er Sheva sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Maccabi Haifa. Mohammad Abu Fani struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 61st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Be’er Sheva couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Haifa took the shutout win. Hapoel Be’er Sheva should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Hapoel Tel Aviv is fresh off their 2-1 win against Bnei Sakhnin. Guy Melamed scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 43rd minute, but Yoav Tomer got the equalizer for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 85th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 95th minute on a goal by Shlomy Yosef Azulay. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Feb 26th, Hapoel Tel Aviv hosted Hapoel Be’er Sheva at the Hamoshava Stadium in their last match together. Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be’er Sheva battled to a 1-1 draw. Shlomi Azulay scored the first goal for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Sagiv Jehezkel got the equalizer for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 57th minute earning Hapoel Be’er Sheva at least a draw.
Shlomi Azulay has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Tel Aviv in the last 5 matches with two goals. For Hapoel Be’er Sheva, their top scorers are Nikita Rukavytsya and Ramzi Safuri, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.