On Tuesday Nov 8th, Maccabi Netanya hosts Ironi Kiryat Shmona at Winner Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Maccabi Netanya recorded a 2-1 win against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Eden Karzev scored the first goal for Maccabi Netanya in the 11th minute, then Richard Boateng tied it up for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 20th minute on a feed from Rabah. Maccabi Netanya looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 13th placed Ironi Kiryat Shmona, recorded a 1-2 loss against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Itamar Shviro scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 16th minute, but Alen Ožbolt got the equalizer for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 35th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 72nd minute on a goal by Shavit Mazal to cap off a wild match. Ironi Kiryat Shmona looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Itamar Shviro has been the most prolific scorer on Ironi Kiryat Shmona in his last 5 matches with three goals. Patrick Twumasi and Igor Zlatanović are the top scorers for Maccabi Netanya in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.