In this week 7 match on May 14th, Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Nazareth Illit will play a match in Nazareth Illit in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 36 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. Hapoel Nazareth Illit is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Itamar Shviro scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 33rd minute, then Itamar Shviro added another in the 73rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t manage to score, and Ironi Kiryat Shmona took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Hapoel Haifa, recorded a 1-2 loss against Ashdod. Moti Barshazki scored the first goal for Ashdod in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Alon Turgeman tied it up for Hapoel Haifa in the 54th minute. Hapoel Haifa looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Nazareth Illit last played eachother at the Green Stadium on the 22nd of January. Hapoel Haifa took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Hanan Maman struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the 23rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Haifa ran away with the shutout win.
Hapoel Haifa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Gal Arel and Alon Turgeman each only have 1 goal in their last five. Abdalla Halaihal and Kizito are the top scorers for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.