On the 12th of September, Beitar Jerusalem will host Hapoel Katamon in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams in the anticipated Jerusalem derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 12th placed Beitar Jerusalem, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Sektzia Nes Tziona. Danilo Moreno struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 53rd minute on a feed from Bar Cohen, then Danilo Moreno added another in the 60th minute on a feed from Avishay Cohen In the end, Sektzia Nes Tziona couldn’t muster any offence and Beitar Jerusalem ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Ashdod. Guy Badash struck first for Hapoel Katamon in the 6th minute on a penalty shot, then Guy Badash added another in the 50th minute In the end, Ashdod couldn’t muster any offence and Hapoel Katamon ran away with the shutout win. Hapoel Katamon is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Beitar Jerusalem won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Hapoel Katamon’s top weapon lately has been Guy Badash, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Beitar Jerusalem’s most prolific scorer has been Danilo Moreno. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.