In this week 15 match, on Sun Dec 26th, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Katamon will play a match in Jerusalem in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams in the ever popular Jerusalem derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 13th placed Beitar Jerusalem is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Miguel Vitor struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 16th minute, then Nikita Rukavytsya added another in the 62nd minute on a feed from Sagiv Jehezkel. Beitar Jerusalem looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 3-1 win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Wahib Habiballa struck first for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the 5th minute, but William Agade got the equalizer for Hapoel Katamon in the 37th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 59th minute on a goal by Ahmad Ebraheim to cap off a wild match. Hapoel Katamon is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Beitar Jerusalem won by a score of 3 to 0. Adi Tamir scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the 20th minute, then Richmond Boakye added another in the 55th minute In the end, Hapoel Katamon couldn’t muster any offence and Beitar Jerusalem ran away with the shutout win.
Both Shemesh and Guy Hadida have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Katamon in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Beitar Jerusalem’s most prolific scorer has been Yarden Shua. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.