On the 19th of February, in this week 23 match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Ironi Kiryat Shmona will play a match in Beer Sheva in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 2nd placed Hapoel Be’er Sheva, recorded a 1-1 draw against Ashdod. Gal Katabi scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 44th minute, but Sagiv Jehezkel got the equalizer for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 71st minute earning Hapoel Be’er Sheva at least a draw. Hapoel Be’er Sheva should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ironi Kiryat Shmona recorded a 2-1 win against Maccabi Haifa. Itamar Shviro scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 16th minute, then Omer Atzili tied it up for Maccabi Haifa in the 32nd minute. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 27th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona hosted Hapoel Be’er Sheva in their last match together. Hapoel Be’er Sheva took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Ramzi Safuri scored the first goal for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 20th minute, then Nikita Rukavytsya added another in the 43rd minute on a feed from Ramzi Safuri.
Ironi Kiryat Shmona hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Morgan and Bar On, and they each have 1 goal. Mariano Bareiro and Miguel Vitor are the top scorers for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.