Week 4 brings us a match on Apr 18th, where Hapoel Tel Aviv plays host to Maccabi Netanya in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Hapoel Tel Aviv recorded a 2-2 draw against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Rotem Hatuel scored the first goal for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 6th minute, then Ange-Freddy Plumain got the equalizer for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 48th minute on a feed from Osher Davida . Hapoel Tel Aviv looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 6th placed Maccabi Netanya, recorded a 1-1 draw against Bnei Sakhnin. Boris Enow Takang struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 75th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster earning them at least the one point. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Netanya should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Hamoshava Stadium, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Netanya battled to a 2-2 draw. 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.
For Maccabi Netanya, their top scorers are Eden Karzev and Patrick Twumasi, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Ange-Freddy Plumain has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Tel Aviv in the last five matches with 2 goals.