Jan 15th features a match where Maccabi Petah Tikva will travel to Haifa to battle Hapoel Haifa in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 8th placed Hapoel Haifa, recorded a 0-2 loss against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Ofek Biton struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 34th minute, then Shay Elias added another in the 86th minute In the end, Hapoel Haifa couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while maccabi Petah Tikva is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Maccabi Haifa. Dolev Haziza scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 14th minute, then Dean David added another in the 26th minute In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva was frustrated by Maccabi Haifa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Haifa ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 9 of their last 10.
Hapoel Haifa and Maccabi Petah Tikva last played eachother at the Hamoshava Stadium on Oct 2nd. Maccabi Petah Tikva won by a score of 2 to 0. Yarden Cohen struck first for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 72nd minute on a feed from Levi, then Daniel Felczer added another in the 79th minute on a feed from Adeniyi In the end, Hapoel Haifa couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Petah Tikva ran away with the shutout win.
Maccabi Petah Tikva hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Adeniyi and Lameck Banda, and they each have 1 goal. Hanan Maman has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Haifa in the last five matches with 2 goals.