On the 16th of April, in this week 4 match, Maccabi Haifa plays host to Bnei Sakhnin 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 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 1st placed Maccabi Haifa, recorded a 1-1 draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Oscar Gluh scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 28th minute, then Chery tied it up for Maccabi Haifa in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Maccabi Haifa at least a draw. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 4th placed Bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Maccabi Netanya. Takang struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 75th minute on a feed from Berkovits, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster earning them at least the one point. Bnei Sakhnin should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Doha Stadium, Maccabi Haifa took the match by a score of 6 to 0. Arad Ofri struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 12th minute, then Dolev Haziza added another in the 14th minute In the end, Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Haifa ran away with the shutout win.
Bnei Sakhnin hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Fabian Sporkslede and Odah Marshal, and they each have 1 goal. Maccabi Haifa’s most prolific scorer has been Dean David. The Israeli attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.