In this 14th week match, on Monday Dec 19th, Maccabi Bnei Raina will host Maccabi Tel Aviv in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. Maccabi Bnei Raina sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Hapoel Katamon. Ondřej Bačo struck first for Hapoel Katamon in the 69th minute, then Jordan Botaka added another in the 81st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Bnei Raina couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Katamon took the shutout win. Maccabi Bnei Raina is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Đorđe Jovanović scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv 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 Haifa couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Tel Aviv took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 21st of August, Maccabi Tel Aviv won by a score of 5 to 0. Đorđe Jovanović struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 5th minute, then Stipe Perica added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Maor Kandil In the end, Maccabi Bnei Raina 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.
Both Eyal Golasa and Đorđe Jovanović have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Maccabi Bnei Raina’s top weapon lately has been Richard Boateng, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.