On Aug 27th, Hapoel Tel Aviv plays host to Bnei Sakhnin in a clash of these two closely matched 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 Tel Aviv is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Hapoel Haifa. Dudu Twito scored the first goal for Hapoel Haifa in the 25th minute, then Malul added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv was frustrated by Hapoel Haifa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hapoel Haifa ended the match with the shutout victory. Hapoel Tel Aviv looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while bnei Sakhnin has not played yet this season.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Bnei Sakhnin won the head to head battle with 2 wins and 1 draw.
Bnei Sakhnin hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Guy Melamed and Roei Shukrani, and they each have 1 goal. Ramot and Shlomy Yosef Azulay are the top scorers for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.