On Apr 23rd, Hapoel Katamon will host Beitar Jerusalem in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams in the anticipated Jerusalem derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 6th placed Hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Itamar Shviro struck first for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 18th minute on a feed from Roy Kehat, then William Agade tied it up for Hapoel Katamon in the 69th minute. Hapoel Katamon looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while beitar Jerusalem sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hapoel Nazareth Illit. Yarden Shua scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the 67th minute, then Belilti added another on an own goal in the 76th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t manage to score, and Beitar Jerusalem took the shutout win. Beitar Jerusalem is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Teddi Malcha Stadium, Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Katamon battled to a 0-0 draw. Richmond Boakye struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Ondřej Bačo tied it up for Hapoel Katamon in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Guy Badash .
Beitar Jerusalem is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Richmond Boakye and Adi Tamir each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Hapoel Katamon’s most prolific scorer has been William Agade. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.