On the 6th of February, in this week 21 match, Hapoel Hadera will host Hapoel Haifa in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. 6th placed Hapoel Hadera is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Gustavo Marmentini scored the first goal for Hapoel Hadera in the 55th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Hadera ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Hadera is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Hapoel Haifa is fresh off their 5-1 win against Beitar Jerusalem. Alon Turgeman scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 10th minute, then Alen Ožbolt added another in the 25th minute on a feed from Dor Malul. Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On Sunday Oct 31st, Hapoel Haifa hosted Hapoel Hadera in their last match together. Hapoel Haifa was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Alon Turgeman struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the 18th minute, then Liran Serdal added another in the 28th minute In the end, Hapoel Hadera was frustrated by Hapoel Haifa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Haifa ended the match with the shutout victory.
Alen Ožbolt has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored five goals for Hapoel Haifa. Gustavo Marmentini has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Hapoel Hadera.