In a weekend match in week 26, on Sat Mar 11th, Bnei Sakhnin hosts Beitar Jerusalem at Doha Stadium in a meeting of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Bnei Sakhnin recorded a 1-1 draw against Ashdod. Fabian Sporkslede scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 31st minute, then Roei Levy tied it up for Ashdod in the 80th minute earning Ashdod a comeback draw. Bnei Sakhnin is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Beitar Jerusalem recorded a 1-3 loss against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Hrvoje Ilić scored the first goal for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the 15th minute, then Danilo Moreno got the equalizer for Beitar Jerusalem in the 6th minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Sergey Borodin. Beitar Jerusalem is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On Mon Nov 14th, Beitar Jerusalem hosted Bnei Sakhnin in their last match together. Beitar Jerusalem won by a score of 2 to 1. Guy Melamed scored the first goal for Bnei Sakhnin in the 25th minute, then Danilo Moreno tied it up for Beitar Jerusalem in the 67th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 80th minute on a goal by Danilo Moreno.
Ion Nicolaescu has been the most prolific scorer on Beitar Jerusalem in his last five matches with three goals. Both Beram Kayal and Dor Hugy have been the hottest scorers for Bnei Sakhnin in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.