Aug 28th features a match where Maccabi Bnei Raina will host Hapoel Haifa in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Maccabi Bnei Raina sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Đorđe Jovanović struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 5th minute on a feed from Saborit Teixidor, then Stipe Perica added another in the 17th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Bnei Raina couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Tel Aviv took the shutout win. Maccabi Bnei Raina looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Hapoel Haifa, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Dudu Twito scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 25th minute, then Malul added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Haifa ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Hapoel Haifa hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Alon Turgeman and Dor Malul, and they each have 1 goal. Əmir Ağayev has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Maccabi Bnei Raina.