In this 8th week match, on Saturday Oct 15th, Bnei Sakhnin plays host to Maccabi Tel Aviv in a clash of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Bnei Sakhnin recorded a 2-1 win against Hapoel Katamon. Obeida Darwish struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 7th minute, but William Togui got the equalizer for Hapoel Katamon in the 63rd minute. Bnei Sakhnin is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed Maccabi Tel Aviv is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Gluh struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 75th minute, then Eran Zahavi added another in the 80th minute In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv was frustrated by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Tel Aviv ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Bnei Sakhnin won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 2 draws.
Gabi Kanikovski has been the most prolific scorer on Maccabi Tel Aviv in his last five matches with three goals. Both Beram Kayal and Guy Melamed have been the hottest scorers for Bnei Sakhnin in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.