In a weekend match in week 21, on Saturday Feb 4th, Maccabi Tel Aviv plays host to Bnei Sakhnin in a meeting of these two mismatched Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Neither Hapoel Tel Aviv nor Maccabi Tel Aviv could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 1 and 8 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Maccabi Tel Aviv is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Bnei Sakhnin recorded a 2-1 win against Hapoel Katamon. Ofek Biton struck first for Hapoel Katamon in the 12th minute, then Guy Melamed tied it up for Bnei Sakhnin in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 60th minute on a goal by Guy Melamed to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Maccabi Tel Aviv was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Kandil struck first for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 87th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Bnei Sakhnin couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Tel Aviv took the shutout win.
Bnei Sakhnin’s most prolific scorer has been Guy Melamed. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Eran Zahavi has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Maccabi Tel Aviv.