In this week 6 match, on Sat Apr 30th, Maccabi Tel Aviv will travel to Sakhnin to battle Bnei Sakhnin in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Bnei Sakhnin recorded a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Guy Melamed struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 15th minute, but Dor Micha got the equalizer for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 51st minute earning them at least the one point. Bnei Sakhnin is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Maccabi Tel Aviv recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Đorđe Jovanović scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 57th minute, then Rikan added another in the 72nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Tel Aviv took the shutout win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Winner Stadium, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Sakhnin battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Maccabi Tel Aviv nor Bnei Sakhnin could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Rikan has been the most effective weapon for Maccabi Tel Aviv lately. The Israeli midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.