On Sep 17th, Hapoel Haifa hosts Maccabi Netanya in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 7th placed Hapoel Haifa, recorded a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Hadera. Alfred Stephen struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the 56th minute, then Serdal tied it up for Hapoel Haifa in the 77th minute earning Hapoel Haifa at least a draw. Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Maccabi Netanya is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Bnei Sakhnin. Neither Bnei Sakhnin nor Maccabi Netanya could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Maccabi Netanya looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Maccabi Netanya won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Igor Zlatanović has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Maccabi Netanya. Dor Malul and Dudu Twito are the top scorers for Hapoel Haifa in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.