On Oct 8th, Maccabi Bnei Raina will host Maccabi Haifa in a Ligat ha’Al match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which is great football weather. Maccabi Bnei Raina is fresh off their 3-2 win against Beitar Jerusalem. Ion Nicolaescu struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 8th minute, but Josua Mejías got the equalizer for Maccabi Bnei Raina on an own goal in the 44th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 94th minute on a goal by Loei Halaf to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 2 of their last 10, while in their last match, Maccabi Haifa recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Dean David struck first for Maccabi Haifa in the 84th minute, then Dean David added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Tjaronn Chery In the end, Maccabi Tel Aviv was frustrated by Maccabi Haifa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Haifa ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Omer Atzili and Tjaronn Chery have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Haifa in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Shlomi Azulay has been the most prolific scorer on Maccabi Bnei Raina in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.