Week 25 brings us a match on Mar 6th, where Hapoel Haifa will travel to Haifa to battle Maccabi Haifa in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams in the ever popular Haifa derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Maccabi Haifa recorded a 2-1 win against Beitar Jerusalem. Yarden Shua scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the 11th minute on a penalty kick, but Frantzdy Pierrot got the equalizer for Maccabi Haifa in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty kick But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 61st minute on a goal by Tjaronn Chery. Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Hapoel Haifa, recorded a 2-2 draw against Hapoel Katamon. Ofek Biton scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 22nd minute, then Aleksandar Šćekić tied it up for Hapoel Haifa in the 38th minute . Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Maccabi Haifa took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Hatem Abd Elhamed scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa on an own goal in the 59th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hapoel Haifa couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Haifa ran away with the shutout win.
Mohammed Kamara has been the most effective weapon for Hapoel Haifa lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Maccabi Haifa’s most prolific scorer has been Chery. The Dutch midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.