On Wed Nov 9th, Hapoel Haifa hosts Maccabi Haifa at Sammy Ofer Stadium in a Ligat ha’Al match in the ever popular Haifa derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 8th placed Hapoel Haifa, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Katamon. Alon Turgeman struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the 48th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hapoel Katamon couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Haifa ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 1st placed Maccabi Haifa, recorded a 1-6 blowout loss against Benfica. Ramos scored the first goal for Benfica in the 20th minute, but Tjaronn Chery got the equalizer for Maccabi Haifa in the 26th minute. Maccabi Haifa is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Maccabi Haifa won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Maccabi Haifa is fortunate enough to have Frantzdy Pierrot in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Hapoel Haifa’s top weapon lately has been Alon Turgeman, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.