On Saturday Dec 17th, Maccabi Netanya will travel to Jerusalem to battle Beitar Jerusalem in a clash of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. In their last match, 11th placed Beitar Jerusalem, recorded a 2-1 win against Bnei Sakhnin. Guy Melamed struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 25th minute, then Danilo Moreno tied it up for Beitar Jerusalem in the 67th minute on a feed from Yarden Shua But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 80th minute on a goal by Danilo Moreno. Beitar Jerusalem looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while maccabi Netanya is fresh off their 3-2 win against Ashdod. Gandelman struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 5th minute, then Igor Zlatanović added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Eden Karzev. Maccabi Netanya is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 20th of August, Maccabi Netanya hosted Beitar Jerusalem in their last match together. Maccabi Netanya was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Gil Itzhak struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 28th minute on a feed from Igor Zlatanović, then Igor Zlatanović added another in the 36th minute.
Both Liran Rotman and Igor Zlatanović have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Netanya in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Beitar Jerusalem’s most prolific scorer has been Danilo Moreno. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.