On the 4th of February, Hapoel Haifa hosts Ashdod at Sammy Ofer Stadium in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, a perfect day for football. 9th placed Hapoel Haifa is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Eugene Ansah struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 1st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Haifa couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Be’er Sheva took the shutout win. Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while ashdod is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Shaker struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 72nd minute, then Muhamad Shaker added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Itay Ben Shabat earning them at least the one point. Ashdod is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Ashdod and Hapoel Haifa last played eachother at the Yud-alef Stadium on the 15th of October. Ashdod won by a score of 4 to 0. Kna’an struck first for Ashdod in the 38th minute on a penalty, then Abdul Zakaria Mugeese added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Hapoel Haifa was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory.
For Ashdod, their top scorers are Ben Shimoni and Kna’an, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Both Liran Serdal and Guy Mizrachi have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Haifa in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.