In this week 13 match on the 13th of November, Maccabi Haifa will play host to Hapoel Tel Aviv in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. Maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Hatem Abd Elhamed struck first for Maccabi Haifa on an own goal in the 59th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Haifa 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 looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Tel Aviv sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Ashdod. Mamatah scored the first goal for Ashdod in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t manage to score, and Ashdod took the shutout win. Hapoel Tel Aviv looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Maccabi Haifa won the head to head battle with 4 wins.
Alen Ožbolt has been the most effective weapon for Hapoel Tel Aviv lately. The Slovenian attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Maccabi Haifa is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Abdoulaye Seck and Frantzdy Pierrot each having 3 goals in their last five.