On Sat Jan 28th, in week 20, Beitar Jerusalem hosts Hapoel Hadera in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 6th placed Beitar Jerusalem, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Ori Dahan struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 16th minute on a feed from Yarden Shua, then Danilo Moreno added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Bar Cohen At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Bnei Raina couldn’t manage to score, and Beitar Jerusalem took the shutout win. Beitar Jerusalem is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Hadera is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Ashdod. Kna’an scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 52nd minute, then Abdul Zakaria Mugeese added another in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Hapoel Hadera was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory. Hapoel Hadera looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Hapoel Hadera won by a score of 2 to 1. Jonathan Cisse scored the first goal for Hapoel Hadera in the 4th minute, then Mohammed El-Khatib added another in the 25th minute.
For Hapoel Hadera, their top scorers are Eyal Chen and Niv Gutlib, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Beitar Jerusalem’s top weapon lately has been Danilo Moreno, who has 3 goals in the last five matches.