In this week 4 match on Apr 23rd, Hapoel Nazareth Illit will travel to Petach-Tikva to battle Maccabi Petah Tikva in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. In their last match, 7th placed Maccabi Petah Tikva, recorded a 0-1 loss against Ashdod. Adi Mehremic struck first for Ashdod on an own goal in the 49th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory. Maccabi Petah Tikva is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Hapoel Nazareth Illit, recorded a 0-2 loss against Beitar Jerusalem. Yarden Shua scored the first goal for Beitar Jerusalem in the 67th minute, then Belilti added another on an own goal in the 76th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Nazareth Illit couldn’t manage to score, and Beitar Jerusalem took the shutout win. Hapoel Nazareth Illit looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
On Jan 29th, Hapoel Nazareth Illit hosted Maccabi Petah Tikva in their last match together. Hapoel Nazareth Illit won by a score of 1 to 0. Neither Hapoel Nazareth Illit nor Maccabi Petah Tikva could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 3 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw, In the end, Maccabi Petah Tikva was frustrated by Hapoel Nazareth Illit’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Nazareth Illit ended the match with the shutout victory. Ido Shahar has been the most prolific scorer on Maccabi Petah Tikva in the last 5 matches with 3 goals.