In a mid week match on Tue Nov 8th, in week 12, Hapoel Katamon hosts Maccabi Tel Aviv in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 4th placed Hapoel Katamon is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Sektzia Nes Tziona. Ondřej Bačo struck first for Hapoel Katamon in the 8th minute on a feed from Eloge Yao, then Goni Naor added another in the 49th minute on a feed from Jordan Botaka At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sektzia Nes Tziona couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Katamon took the shutout win. Hapoel Katamon should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Hapoel Be’er Sheva. Alexandru Păun struck first for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 27th minute, then Rotem Hatuel added another in the 59th minute on a feed from Sagiv Jehezkel At the end of 90 a dissapointed Maccabi Tel Aviv couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Be’er Sheva took the shutout win. Maccabi Tel Aviv is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Maccabi Tel Aviv won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Eran Zahavi and Đorđe Jovanović each having 2 goals in their last 5. Both Cedric Franck Don and William Togui have been the hottest scorers for Hapoel Katamon in the last five each having scored 2 goals.