In this week 25 match on Mar 4th, Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Katamon at Winner Stadium in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 3rd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sektzia Nes Tziona. Đorđe Jovanović scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 31st minute, then Đorđe Jovanović added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Saborit Teixidor In the end, Sektzia Nes Tziona 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. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Hapoel Katamon recorded a 2-2 draw against Hapoel Haifa. Ofek Biton scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 22nd minute, then Aleksandar Šćekić tied it up for Hapoel Haifa in the 38th minute . Hapoel Katamon looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
On the 8th of November, Hapoel Katamon hosted Maccabi Tel Aviv at the Teddi Malcha Stadium in their last match together. Maccabi Tel Aviv took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Đorđe Jovanović struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 40th minute, then Eran Zahavi added another in the 64th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Katamon couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Tel Aviv took the shutout win.
Both Guy Badash and Ofek Biton have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Katamon in the last five each having scored 2 goals. For Maccabi Tel Aviv, their top scorers are Eran Zahavi and Đorđe Jovanović, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.