Week 6 brings us a match on May 8th where Hapoel Hadera hosts Beitar Jerusalem at Winner Stadium in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Hapoel Hadera recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Alfred Stephen scored the first goal for Hapoel Hadera in the 19th minute, then Shoval Gozlan added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit was frustrated by Hapoel Hadera’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Hadera ended the match with the shutout victory. Hapoel Hadera looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Beitar Jerusalem is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Liran Rotman scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the 3rd minute, but Yarden Cohen got the equalizer for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 12th minute . Beitar Jerusalem is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Saturday Feb 19th, Hapoel Hadera hosted Beitar Jerusalem in their last match together. Hapoel Hadera was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Maxim Plakushchenko scored the first goal for Hapoel Hadera in the 34th minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Beitar Jerusalem was frustrated by Hapoel Hadera’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Hadera ended the match with the shutout victory.
Liran Rotman has been the most prolific scorer on Beitar Jerusalem in his last five matches with 2 goals. Alfred Stephen has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Hadera in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.