On the 25th of April, in this week 5 match, Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Hapoel Tel Aviv at Winner Stadium in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 3rd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Hélder Lopes scored the first goal for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 26th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Maccabi Tel Aviv was frustrated by Hapoel Be’er Sheva’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Be’er Sheva ended the match with the shutout victory. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Tel Aviv should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 4th placed Hapoel Tel Aviv, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Maccabi Netanya. Dan Einbinder struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 10th minute on a penalty, then Edi Gotlib added another in the 41st minute In the end, Maccabi Netanya couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Tel Aviv ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Tel Aviv is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Saturday Feb 12th, Maccabi Tel Aviv took the match by a score of 3 to 2. Stipe Perica struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 3rd minute, then Ben Bitton tied it up for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 25th minute , but Maccabi Tel Aviv kept scoring and walked away with the win.
For Hapoel Tel Aviv, their top scorers are Ange-Freddy Plumain and Edi Gotlib, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Maccabi Tel Aviv hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Stipe Perica and Đorđe Jovanović, and they each have 1 goal.