On the 12th of March, Maccabi Petah Tikva hosts Bnei Sakhnin at Hamoshava Stadium in a Ligat ha’Al match. In their last match, Maccabi Petah Tikva recorded a 4-3 win against Ashdod. Lameck Banda scored the first goal for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 18th minute, then Tom Ben-Zaken tied it up for Ashdod in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time , but fortunately for Maccabi Petah Tikva it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win. Maccabi Petah Tikva is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Bnei Sakhnin, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Hadera. Fabian Sporkslede scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 60th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hapoel Hadera couldn’t muster any offence and Bnei Sakhnin ran away with the shutout win. Bnei Sakhnin should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 11th, Bnei Sakhnin hosted Maccabi Petah Tikva in their last match together. Bnei Sakhnin won by a score of 1 to 0. Beram Kayal scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 35th minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva couldn’t muster any offence and Bnei Sakhnin ran away with the shutout win.
Bnei Sakhnin is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Fahad Bayo and Ibrahima Conte each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Ion Nicolaescu has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for Maccabi Petah Tikva.