On the 5th of November, Hapoel Haifa hosts Hapoel Katamon at Sammy Ofer Stadium in a clash of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. Hapoel Haifa is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Beitar Jerusalem. Neither Beitar Jerusalem nor Hapoel Haifa could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sektzia Nes Tziona. Ondřej Bačo scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 8th minute, then Goni Naor added another in the 49th minute In the end, Sektzia Nes Tziona couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Katamon ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Katamon should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Hapoel Katamon won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Hapoel Katamon is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Don and William Togui each having 2 goals in their last 5. Hapoel Haifa’s top weapon lately has been Alon Turgeman, who has two goals in the last 5 matches.