On Oct 29th, Maccabi Haifa will play host to Ashdod in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 24 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 2nd placed Maccabi Haifa, recorded a 2-7 blowout loss against Paris Saint Germain. Lionel Messi struck first for Paris Saint Germain in the 19th minute, then Kylian Mbappé added another in the 32nd minute. Maccabi Haifa is looking for direction having 5 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while ashdod is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Beitar Jerusalem. Ion Nicolaescu struck first for Beitar Jerusalem in the 28th minute, then Danilo Moreno added another in the 55th minute on a feed from Ion Nicolaescu At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ashdod couldn’t manage to score, and Beitar Jerusalem took the shutout win. Ashdod is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Maccabi Haifa won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Ashdod is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nenad Cvetković and Harash each only have 1 goal in their last five. Both Omer Atzili and Frantzdy Pierrot have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Haifa in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.