On Monday Oct 3rd, in week 6, Beitar Jerusalem and Maccabi Bnei Raina will play a match in Jerusalem in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, which is great football weather. 14th placed Beitar Jerusalem is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Gabi Kanikovski scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 38th minute, then Gluh added another in the 43rd minute In the end, Beitar Jerusalem couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win. Beitar Jerusalem looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while 12th placed Maccabi Bnei Raina is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Ashdod. Nenad Cvetković scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 55th minute, then Shlomi Azulay tied it up for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 72nd minute earning Maccabi Bnei Raina a comeback draw. Maccabi Bnei Raina looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Maccabi Bnei Raina’s top weapon lately has been Shlomi Azulay, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Danilo Moreno has been the most effective weapon for Beitar Jerusalem lately. The midfielder has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.