February 20th features a match where Bnei Sakhnin hosts Hapoel Nazareth Illit at Doha Stadium in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. 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. Bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hapoel Haifa. Hanan Maman struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the 21st minute, then in the 72nd minute, Ari sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ibrahima Conte earning them at least the one point. Bnei Sakhnin is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Nazareth Illit sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Hadera. Omer Fadida struck first for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Shoval Gozlan tied it up for Hapoel Hadera in the 53rd minute earning Hapoel Hadera at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
On Nov 27th, Hapoel Nazareth Illit hosted Bnei Sakhnin at the Green Stadium in their last match together. Bnei Sakhnin took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Ari struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 26th minute on a feed from Beram Kayal, but Kevaughn Frater got the equalizer for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the 29th minute.
Hapoel Nazareth Illit is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Stav Nachmani and Kevaughn Frater each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Ibrahima Conte has been the most prolific scorer on Bnei Sakhnin in his last 5 matches with two goals.