On Nov 27th, Ironi Kiryat Shmona will play host to Hapoel Be’er Sheva in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, a perfect day for football. Ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Maccabi Haifa. Dean David scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 16th minute, then Mohammad Abu Fani added another in the 43rd minute In the end, Ironi Kiryat Shmona couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Haifa ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva recorded a 1-1 draw against Ashdod. Nenad Cvetković scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 23rd minute, then Nikita Rukavytsya tied it up for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 90th minute earning them at least the one point. Hapoel Be’er Sheva should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Hapoel Be’er Sheva won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Abu Abaid and Ramzi Safuri have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Ironi Kiryat Shmona’s top weapon lately has been Itamar Shviro, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.