Week 19 features a match on Sat Jan 21st, where Sektzia Nes Tziona will play host to Bnei Sakhnin in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Sektzia Nes Tziona sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Dan Einbinder struck first for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 48th minute, then Levan Kutalia tied it up for Sektzia Nes Tziona in the 60th minute earning Sektzia Nes Tziona a comeback draw. Sektzia Nes Tziona is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while bnei Sakhnin is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Maccabi Netanya. Neither Maccabi Netanya nor Bnei Sakhnin could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 0 and 0 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Bnei Sakhnin looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Doha Stadium, Bnei Sakhnin won by a score of 2 to 0. Guy Melamed struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 43rd minute, then Beram Kayal added another in the 85th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sektzia Nes Tziona couldn’t manage to score, and Bnei Sakhnin took the shutout win.
Bnei Sakhnin’s most prolific scorer has been Guy Melamed. The Israeli attacker has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Sektzia Nes Tziona is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Almog Buzaglo and Or Roizman each having 2 goals in their last five.