On the 17th of October, Maccabi Netanya hosts Hapoel Katamon at Winner Stadium in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Maccabi Netanya is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sektzia Nes Tziona. Igor Zlatanović scored the first goal for Maccabi Netanya in the 3rd minute on a penalty, then Or Roizman tied it up for Sektzia Nes Tziona in the 42nd minute on a penalty earning Sektzia Nes Tziona a comeback draw. Maccabi Netanya looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, Hapoel Katamon recorded a 1-2 loss against Bnei Sakhnin. Obeida Darwish struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 7th minute, then William Togui got the equalizer for Hapoel Katamon in the 63rd minute on a feed from Shalom. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Hapoel Katamon should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Hapoel Katamon is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Guy Badash and Ofek Biton each having 3 goals in their last five. Patrick Twumasi and Igor Zlatanović are the top scorers for Maccabi Netanya in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.