January 9th features a match where Ashdod will travel to Jerusalem to battle Beitar Jerusalem 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 13 degrees, which is great football weather. Beitar Jerusalem is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Maccabi Netanya. Maccabi Netanya had 9 on net, and Beitar Jerusalem had 3, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Beitar Jerusalem looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Ashdod recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Kna’an scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 8th minute, then Berihon added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Kna’an In the end, Hapoel Nazareth Illit was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Ashdod should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on Sep 26th, Ashdod was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Oz Bilu struck first for Ashdod in the 38th minute, then Nenad Cvetković added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Kenny Saief In the end, Beitar Jerusalem was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory.
Mohammad Kna’an has been the most prolific scorer on Ashdod in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Yarden Shua has been the most prolific scorer on Beitar Jerusalem in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.