Week 11 features a match on Sat Nov 5th, where Hapoel Hadera will host Maccabi Netanya at Winner Stadium in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams in the anticipated Netanya derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 5th placed Hapoel Hadera, recorded a 4-1 win against Bnei Sakhnin. Guy Melamed struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 26th minute, but Mohammed El-Khatib got the equalizer for Hapoel Hadera in the 29th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 31st minute on a goal by Sa’ar Fadida to cap off a wild match. Hapoel Hadera is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Maccabi Netanya, recorded a 2-1 win against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Eden Karzev struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 11th minute on a feed from Igor Zlatanović, then Richard Boateng got the equalizer for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 20th minute on a feed from Rabah. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Hapoel Hadera won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Maccabi Netanya is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Patrick Twumasi and Igor Zlatanović each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Hapoel Hadera is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Jonathan Cisse and Samy Bourard each having 2 goals in their last 5.