On the 12th of February, Hapoel Katamon and Maccabi Netanya will play a match in Netanya in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Maccabi Netanya recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Aviv Avraham struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 57th minute on a feed from Jaber, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Be’er Sheva couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Netanya took the shutout win. Maccabi Netanya should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Katamon sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Maccabi Petah Tikva. Guy Badash scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 29th minute, then Ido Shahar tied it up for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 55th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 74th minute on a goal by Ion Nicolaescu to cap off a wild match. Hapoel Katamon looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Teddi Malcha Stadium, Hapoel Katamon won by a score of 2 to 1. P. Guiagon scored the first goal for Maccabi Netanya in the 34th minute, but William Agade got the equalizer for Hapoel Katamon in the 46th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 75th minute on a goal by William Agade.
Guy Badash has been the most effective weapon for Hapoel Katamon lately. The Israeli attacker has netted two goals in his last five matches. Aviv Avraham has been the most effective weapon for Maccabi Netanya lately. The Israeli midfielder has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches.