On Saturday Feb 5th, Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Be’er Sheva will play a match in Beer Sheva 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 11 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Katamon. Eugene Ansah scored the first goal for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 44th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Katamon couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Be’er Sheva ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Maccabi Netanya, recorded a 1-1 draw against Maccabi Haifa. Yuval Ashkenazi struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 52nd minute on a penalty shot, then Omer Atzili got the equalizer for Maccabi Haifa in the 84th minute on a feed from Mahmoud Jaber squeezing out at least the one point for Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Netanya is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 30th of October, Maccabi Netanya hosted Hapoel Be’er Sheva at the Winner Stadium in their last match together. Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Be’er Sheva battled to a 1-1 draw. Ramzi Safuri struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 65th minute, then Aboubacar Doumbia tied it up for Maccabi Netanya in the 66th minute earning them at least the one point.
Maccabi Netanya hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Karem Jaber and Igor Zlatanović, and they each have 1 goal. Hapoel Be’er Sheva’s most prolific scorer has been Nikita Rukavytsya. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.