On Mar 21st, Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Katamon will play a match in Netanya in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Hapoel Hadera recorded a 0-2 loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Đorđe Jovanović scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 33rd minute, then Stipe Perica added another in the 37th minute In the end, Hapoel Hadera was frustrated by Maccabi Tel Aviv’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Tel Aviv ended the match with the shutout victory. Hapoel Hadera should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in Hapoel Katamon’s last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Hapoel Haifa. William Agade scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 7th minute, then in the 33rd minute, Alon Turgeman sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Hanan Maman. Hapoel Katamon looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 1st of January, Hapoel Katamon hosted Hapoel Hadera in their last match together. Hapoel Katamon and Hapoel Hadera battled to a 1-1 draw. Omer Fadida struck first for Hapoel Hadera on an own goal in the 33rd minute, but Guy Hadida got the equalizer for Hapoel Katamon in the 43rd minute squeezing out at least the one point for Hapoel Katamon.
Hapoel Katamon’s top weapon lately has been Eduardo Guerrero Lozcano, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Hapoel Hadera is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Shoval Gozlan and Maxim Plakushchenko each only have 1 goal in their last five.