In this week 12 match on the 4th of December, Ashdod and Maccabi Petah Tikva will play a match in Petach-Tikva in a Ligat ha’Al match. Maccabi Petah Tikva is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Hapoel Hadera. Azoulay scored the first goal for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 15th minute, then Omer Fadida tied it up for Hapoel Hadera in the 25th minute earning them at least the one point. Maccabi Petah Tikva looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while 7th placed Ashdod is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Katamon. Kenny Saief struck first for Ashdod in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hapoel Katamon was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory. Ashdod is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Ashdod won the head to head battle with 1 draw and 1 losss.
For Ashdod, their top scorers are Lior Inebrum and Kenny Saief, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. Maccabi Petah Tikva’s most prolific scorer has been Mohamad Awad. The Israeli attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.