On the 14th of May, in this week 7 match, Maccabi Petah Tikva will play host to Hapoel Hadera in a clash of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. Maccabi Petah Tikva is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hapoel Katamon. William Agade struck first for Hapoel Katamon in the 37th minute on a feed from Eloge Yao, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva was frustrated by Hapoel Katamon’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Katamon ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while hapoel Hadera sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Beitar Jerusalem. Maxim Plakushchenko struck first for Hapoel Hadera in the 37th minute, then Gleofilo Vlijter tied it up for Beitar Jerusalem in the 66th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 37th minute on a goal by Maxim Plakushchenko. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Hapoel Hadera and Maccabi Petah Tikva last played eachother at the Winner Stadium on the 26th of February. Maccabi Petah Tikva was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Lameck Banda struck first for Maccabi Petah Tikva in the 26th minute, then Doumbia added another in the 40th minute.
Hapoel Hadera’s top weapon lately has been Alfred Stephen, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Maccabi Petah Tikva is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bar and Yarden Cohen each only have 1 goal in their last five.