On Jan 30th, Bnei Sakhnin hosts Hapoel Katamon in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. Bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Sektzia Nes Tziona. Sektzia Nes Tziona had 6 on net, and Bnei Sakhnin had 2, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while hapoel Katamon sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Hapoel Katamon had 7 on net, and Hapoel Tel Aviv had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Hapoel Katamon is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Hapoel Katamon and Bnei Sakhnin last played eachother at the Teddi Malcha Stadium on the 8th of October. Bnei Sakhnin was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Obeida Darwish struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 7th minute, then William Togui tied it up for Hapoel Katamon in the 63rd minute on a feed from Harel Shalom.
Hapoel Katamon’s most prolific scorer has been Guy Badash. The Israeli attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Guy Melamed has been the most prolific scorer on Bnei Sakhnin in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.