Week 9 brings us a match on Oct 22nd, where Ironi Kiryat Shmona plays host to Maccabi Haifa in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 9th placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Beitar Jerusalem. Danilo Moreno struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 71st minute on a feed from Yarden Shua, then Ion Nicolaescu added another in the 79th minute In the end, Ironi Kiryat Shmona couldn’t muster any offence and Beitar Jerusalem ran away with the shutout win. Ironi Kiryat Shmona looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Haifa sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Hadera. Frantzdy Pierrot struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 73rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hapoel Hadera was frustrated by Maccabi Haifa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Haifa ended the match with the shutout victory. Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Dean David has been the most prolific scorer on Maccabi Haifa in the last five matches with three goals. Muhamad Shaker has been the most effective weapon for Ironi Kiryat Shmona lately. The Israeli attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.