In this 21st week match, on Saturday Feb 4th, Sektzia Nes Tziona will host Hapoel Be’er Sheva in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 13th placed Sektzia Nes Tziona is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Maccabi Netanya. Omri Gandelman struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 28th minute on a feed from Liran Rotman, then Gandelman added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Aviv Avraham In the end, Sektzia Nes Tziona couldn’t muster any offence and Maccabi Netanya ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Be’er Sheva is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Haifa. Eugene Ansah struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 1st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Hapoel Haifa 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. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
On Monday Oct 17th, Hapoel Be’er Sheva hosted Sektzia Nes Tziona at the Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium in their last match together. Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Sektzia Nes Tziona battled to a 1-1 draw. Levan Kutalia struck first for Sektzia Nes Tziona in the 20th minute on a penalty, but Rotem Hatuel got the equalizer for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 64th minute on a penalty earning Hapoel Be’er Sheva at least a draw.
Both Tomer Hemed and Sagiv Jehezkel have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. Or Roizman and Yoan Stoyanov are the top scorers for Sektzia Nes Tziona in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.