In this week 22 match on the 12th of February, Hapoel Nazareth Illit hosts Hapoel Hadera in a clash of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 12th placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Beitar Jerusalem. Neither Beitar Jerusalem nor Hapoel Nazareth Illit could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 10 and 19 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Hapoel Nazareth Illit looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while hapoel Hadera is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Jonathan Cisse scored the first goal for Hapoel Hadera in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Haifa was frustrated by Hapoel Hadera’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Hadera ended the match with the shutout victory. Hapoel Hadera should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 7th, Hapoel Hadera hosted Hapoel Nazareth Illit in their last match together. Hapoel Hadera and Hapoel Nazareth Illit battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Hapoel Hadera nor Hapoel Nazareth Illit could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Gustavo Marmentini has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Hapoel Hadera. Stav Nachmani has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Nazareth Illit in his last 5 matches with three goals.