Week 10 brings us a match on May 21st, where Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv will play a match in Petach-Tikva in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which is great football weather. Hapoel Tel Aviv is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Maccabi Netanya. Maccabi Netanya had 12 on net, and Hapoel Tel Aviv had 2, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Almog struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 45th minute, then in the 75th minute, Tomer Yosefi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Miguel Vitor earning Hapoel Be’er Sheva a comeback draw. Maccabi Tel Aviv is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 25th of April, Maccabi Tel Aviv was victorious by a score of 5 to 0. Đorđe Jovanović struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 57th minute, then Avraham Rikan added another in the 72nd minute In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Đorđe Jovanović and Stipe Perica each having 3 goals in their last five. Liad Ramot and Shlomy Yosef Azulay are the top scorers for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.