In this week 25 match on the 5th of March, Maccabi Netanya plays host to Ironi Kiryat Shmona 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 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Maccabi Netanya recorded a 3-1 win against Ashdod. Igor Zlatanović struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 2nd minute, then Igor Zlatanović added another in the 81st minute. Maccabi Netanya should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while ironi Kiryat Shmona is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Katamon. Neither Ironi Kiryat Shmona nor Hapoel Katamon could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 12 and 11 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 lost 4 of their last 10.
On the 4th of December, Ironi Kiryat Shmona hosted Maccabi Netanya at the Kiryat-shmona Municipal Stadium in their last match together. Ironi Kiryat Shmona won by a score of 2 to 1. Aviv Avraham struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 2nd minute on a feed from Karem Jaber, then Yadin Lugasi tied it up for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 41st minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Ziv Morgan to cap off a wild match.
Bogdan Planić and Itamar Shviro are the top scorers for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Igor Zlatanović has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Maccabi Netanya.