On Mon Oct 10th, in week 7, Hapoel Be’er Sheva will play host to Hapoel Haifa 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 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. 4th placed Hapoel Be’er Sheva is fresh off their 2-1 win against Maccabi Netanya. Patrick Twumasi struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 58th minute, but Tomer Hemed got the equalizer for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 76th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 86th minute on a goal by Shay Elias. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Hapoel Haifa is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Alon Turgeman scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 17th minute, then Habashi tied it up for Ironi Kiryat Shmona in the 83rd minute earning Ironi Kiryat Shmona a comeback draw. Hapoel Haifa is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Hapoel Be’er Sheva won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Hapoel Haifa hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Hanan Maman and Shoval Gozlan, and they each have 1 goal. Hapoel Be’er Sheva’s most prolific scorer has been Tomer Hemed. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.