In a weekend match on Saturday Oct 8th, in week 7, Hapoel Hadera and Beitar Jerusalem will play a match in Netanya in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Hapoel Hadera, recorded a 1-1 draw against Ashdod. Shalev Harash scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 64th minute, then in the 79th minute, Tomer Mahluf sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Cisse earning Hapoel Hadera a comeback draw. Hapoel Hadera is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while beitar Jerusalem is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Ion Nicolaescu struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 8th minute, then Josua Mejías tied it up for Maccabi Bnei Raina on an own goal in the 44th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 94th minute on a goal by Halaf. Beitar Jerusalem looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 draw apiece.
Danilo Moreno has been the most prolific scorer on Beitar Jerusalem in the last 5 matches with 2 goals. Alfred Stephen has been the most prolific scorer on Hapoel Hadera in the last 5 matches with two goals.