In this 4th week match, on Sat Sep 10th, Ashdod will host Maccabi Tel Aviv at Yud-alef Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Ashdod recorded a 0-3 loss against Hapoel Katamon. Guy Badash scored the first goal for Hapoel Katamon in the 6th minute on a penalty kick, then Guy Badash added another in the 50th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ashdod couldn’t manage to score, and Hapoel Katamon took the shutout win. Ashdod is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while maccabi Tel Aviv is fresh off their 3-1 win against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Gabi Kanikovski scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 26th minute, then Gabi Kanikovski added another in the 59th minute. Maccabi Tel Aviv is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Both Stipe Perica and Đorđe Jovanović have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals. Ashdod is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lucas Salinas and Nenad Cvetković each only have 1 goal in their last 5.