On Sat Mar 12th, Ashdod will travel to Kiryat-Shmona to battle Ironi Kiryat Shmona in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Ironi Kiryat Shmona sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Maccabi Netanya. Eden Karzev struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 48th minute, but Morgan Ferrier got the equalizer for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 71st minute. Ironi Kiryat Shmona looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed Ashdod, recorded a 3-4 loss against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Lameck Banda struck first for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 18th minute, but Tom Ben-Zaken got the equalizer for Ashdod in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time , but luckily for Maccabi Petah Tikva it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, Ironi Kiryat Shmona took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Itamar Shviro scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 4th minute, then Itamar Shviro added another in the 59th minute on a feed from Bar On At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ashdod couldn’t manage to score, and Ironi Kiryat Shmona took the shutout win.
Ashdod’s most prolific scorer has been Kna’an. The Israeli attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Bogdan Planić and Itamar Shviro are the top scorers for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.