On Saturday Dec 31st, Bnei Sakhnin plays host to Hapoel Haifa in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 7th placed Bnei Sakhnin, recorded a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Ante Puljić struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 12th minute, then in the 86th minute, Dor Elo sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Dan Einbinder earning Hapoel Tel Aviv a comeback draw. Bnei Sakhnin looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 12th placed Hapoel Haifa is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Neither Hapoel Haifa nor Maccabi Bnei Raina could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 3 and 14 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Hapoel Haifa looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Bnei Sakhnin and Hapoel Haifa last played eachother at the Sammy Ofer Stadium on the 3rd of September. Bnei Sakhnin took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Beram Kayal struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 63rd minute, then Shoval Gozlan tied it up for Hapoel Haifa in the 74th minute on a feed from Kwame Quee.
Alon Turgeman has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Haifa in the last 5 matches with two goals. Bnei Sakhnin’s most prolific scorer has been Guy Melamed. The Israeli attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.