In this week 25 match on Mar 6th, Ashdod hosts Maccabi Petah Tikva 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 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Ashdod recorded a 1-3 loss against Maccabi Netanya. Igor Zlatanović scored the first goal for Maccabi Netanya in the 2nd minute, then Igor Zlatanović added another in the 81st minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Petah Tikva is fresh off their 4-1 win against Hapoel Hadera. Lameck Banda scored the first goal for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 26th minute, then Doumbia added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Ion Nicolaescu. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Maccabi Petah Tikva and Ashdod last played eachother at the Hamoshava Stadium on Dec 4th. Ashdod won by a score of 1 to 0. Fahad Bayo scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 72nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t manage to score, and Ashdod took the shutout win.
Ion Nicolaescu has been the most prolific scorer on Maccabi Petah Tikva in the last 5 matches with 3 goals. Kna’an has been the most effective weapon for Ashdod lately. The Israeli attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches.