Week 15 brings us a match on Dec 24th, where Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Hadera in a Ligat ha’Al match in the anticipated Petah Tikva derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Maccabi Tel Aviv recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Eran Zahavi struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 8th minute, then I’yad Hutba added another in the 76th minute In the end, Maccabi Bnei Raina couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win. Maccabi Tel Aviv is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Hapoel Hadera is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Katamon. Neither Hapoel Hadera nor Hapoel Katamon could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 5 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Hapoel Hadera is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Winner Stadium, Maccabi Tel Aviv won by a score of 6 to 0. Eran Zahavi struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 17th minute on a feed from Oscar Gluh, then Oscar Gluh added another in the 18th minute In the end, Hapoel Hadera couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win.
Hapoel Hadera’s top weapon lately has been Sa’ar Fadida, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s top weapon lately has been Đorđe Jovanović, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.