In a weekend match on Sat Oct 1st, in week 6, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will travel to Netanya to battle Maccabi Netanya in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 10th placed Maccabi Netanya is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Haifa. Neither Hapoel Haifa nor Maccabi Netanya could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 17 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Hapoel Be’er Sheva is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Bnei Sakhnin. Rotem Hatuel struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 77th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Be’er Sheva ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Maccabi Netanya won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ramzi Safuri has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Be’er Sheva in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Maccabi Netanya is fortunate enough to have Igor Zlatanović in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.