In this week 1 match, on Sat Aug 20th, Hapoel Haifa hosts Hapoel Tel Aviv in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Hapoel Haifa has not played yet this season, and neither has Hapoel Tel Aviv.
After earning 30 points last season and finishing 9th, Hapoel Haifa is ready to start the new season, while Hapoel Tel Aviv is opening up their season after finishing last season 6th in the tables.