In a weekend match on Saturday Jan 22nd, in week 19, Hapoel Nazareth Illit hosts Hapoel Haifa in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit, recorded a 2-2 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Kevaughn Frater scored the first goal for Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the 16th minute, then Stav Nachmani added another in the 50th minute . Hapoel Nazareth Illit looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 7th placed Hapoel Haifa is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Alen Ožbolt struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the 7th minute, but Segun James Adeniyi got the equalizer for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 34th minute . They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On Oct 16th, Hapoel Haifa hosted Hapoel Nazareth Illit in their last match together. Hapoel Haifa was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Alen Ožbolt struck first for Hapoel Haifa in the 10th minute, then Alon Turgeman added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
Both Hanan Maman and Alen Ožbolt have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Haifa in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Stav Nachmani has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Nazareth Illit in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.