Feb 18th features a match where Hapoel Hadera and Bnei Sakhnin will play a match in Netanya in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Hapoel Hadera recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Neither Hapoel Tel Aviv nor Hapoel Hadera could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Hapoel Hadera looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Beram Kayal scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 58th minute, but Ahmad Abedzadeh got the equalizer for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 90th minute earning Maccabi Bnei Raina at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Sat Oct 29th, Bnei Sakhnin hosted Hapoel Hadera at the Doha Stadium in their last match together. Hapoel Hadera took the match by a score of 4 to 1. Guy Melamed scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 26th minute, but Mohammed El-Khatib got the equalizer for Hapoel Hadera in the 29th minute But luckily in the 31st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Sa’ar Fadida.
Guy Melamed has been the most effective weapon for Bnei Sakhnin lately. The Israeli attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Hapoel Hadera’s most prolific scorer has been Samy Bourard. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.