Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 9th where Hapoel Hadera hosts Maccabi Netanya in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams in the ever popular Netanya derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Hapoel Hadera is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hapoel Katamon. 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 earning Hapoel Katamon at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Maccabi Netanya recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Beitar Jerusalem. Neither Maccabi Netanya nor Beitar Jerusalem could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Maccabi Netanya is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Winner Stadium, Hapoel Hadera won by a score of 2 to 0. Shoval Gozlan struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the 46th minute, then Gustavo Marmentini added another in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Netanya couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Hadera took the shutout win.
Aviv Avraham and Omri Gandelman are the top scorers for Maccabi Netanya in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Hapoel Hadera’s top weapon lately has been Shoval Gozlan, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.