In this 6th week match, on Sat Oct 1st, Ashdod will host Hapoel Hadera in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Ashdod recorded a 1-1 draw against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Nenad Cvetković scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 55th minute, then Shlomi Azulay tied it up for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 72nd minute earning Maccabi Bnei Raina a comeback draw. Ashdod is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while hapoel Hadera sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Muhamad Shaker scored the first goal for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 54th minute, then Alfred Stephen tied it up for Hapoel Hadera in the 73rd minute earning them at least the one point. Hapoel Hadera is looking for direction having earned 11 points 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. Last season Hapoel Hadera won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Hapoel Hadera’s most prolific scorer has been Alfred Stephen. The Nigerian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Ashdod’s most prolific scorer has been Nenad Cvetković. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.