On the 26th of December, Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Netanya will play a match in Netanya in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Maccabi Netanya recorded a 3-6 loss against Beitar Jerusalem. Ion Nicolaescu struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 4th minute on a feed from Yarden Shua, then Ion Nicolaescu added another in the 10th minute on a feed from Danilo Moreno. Maccabi Netanya is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 3-1 win against Bnei Sakhnin. Dean David struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 34th minute on a feed from Mohammad Abu Fani, then Omer Atzili added another in the 85th minute on a penalty. Maccabi Haifa looks to continue their winning ways, having 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 27th, Maccabi Haifa hosted Maccabi Netanya at the Sammy Ofer Stadium in their last match together. Maccabi Haifa was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Igor Zlatanović struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 21st minute on a feed from Konstantini, then Omer Atzili tied it up for Maccabi Haifa in the 5th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Pierre Cornud Finally they completed the comback in the 78th minute on a penalty goal by Omer Atzili to cap off a wild match.
Maccabi Haifa is fortunate enough to have Omer Atzili in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Igor Zlatanović has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Maccabi Netanya.