Week 1 brings us a match on Mar 18th where Maccabi Haifa plays host to Ashdod in a meeting of these two Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Maccabi Haifa is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Hapoel Tel Aviv. Omer Atzili scored the first goal for Maccabi Haifa in the 70th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Hapoel Tel Aviv was frustrated by Maccabi Haifa’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Maccabi Haifa ended the match with the shutout victory. Maccabi Haifa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while ashdod is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Maccabi Netanya. Nassim Ouammou struck first for Ashdod on an own goal in the 68th minute, then Elton Acolatse added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Roei Levy In the end, Maccabi Netanya couldn’t muster any offence and Ashdod ran away with the shutout win. Ashdod should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match on Saturday Feb 18th, Ashdod was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Shalev Harash scored the first goal for Ashdod in the 7th minute, then Michael Ohana added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Mohammad Kna’an.

Abdul Zakaria Mugeese has been the most prolific scorer on Ashdod in the last five matches with two goals. Maccabi Haifa is fortunate enough to have Omer Atzili in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.

Mar 18th features a match where Hapoel Katamon will travel to Beer Sheva to battle Hapoel Be’er Sheva in a meeting of these two closely matched Ligat ha’Al teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Hapoel Be’er Sheva recorded a 2-1 win against Ironi Kiryat Shmona. Tomer Hemed scored the first goal for Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the 7th minute on a penalty shot, then Hélder Lopes tied it up for Ironi Kiryat Shmona on an own goal in the 85th minute on a penalty shot. Hapoel Be’er Sheva looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while hapoel Katamon sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Maccabi Bnei Raina. Mark Koszta struck first for Maccabi Bnei Raina in the 59th minute on a penalty shot, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hapoel Katamon couldn’t manage to score, and Maccabi Bnei Raina took the shutout win. Hapoel Katamon looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.

In their last match together, in Yaakov Turner Toto Stadium, Hapoel Be’er Sheva and Hapoel Katamon battled to a 0-0 draw. Hapoel Be’er Sheva had 10 on net, and Hapoel Katamon had 5, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.

Hapoel Katamon is glad to have Guy Badash in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Hapoel Be’er Sheva is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Alexandru Păun and Hélder Lopes each having 2 goals in their last five.

On Mar 18th, Maccabi Netanya and Maccabi Tel Aviv will play a match in Netanya in a clash of these two evenly matched Ligat ha’Al teams in the ever popular Petah Tikva derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 3rd placed Maccabi Tel Aviv, recorded a 1-1 draw against Hapoel Haifa. Nir Bitton scored the first goal for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 33rd minute, but Dor Peretz got the equalizer for Hapoel Haifa in the 64th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Hapoel Haifa. Maccabi Tel Aviv is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Maccabi Netanya recorded a 0-2 loss against Ashdod. Ouammou struck first for Ashdod on an own goal in the 68th minute, then Elton Acolatse added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Roei Levy In the end, Maccabi Netanya was frustrated by Ashdod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ashdod ended the match with the shutout victory. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Maccabi Netanya should be reasonably happy with their performance.

Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Netanya last played eachother at the Winner Stadium on Mon Feb 13th. Maccabi Netanya was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Liran Rotman struck first for Maccabi Netanya in the 56th minute on a feed from Avraham, then Patrick Twumasi added another in the 82nd minute.

For Maccabi Netanya, their top scorers are Patrick Twumasi and Liran Rotman, each having 3 goals in their last five matches. Both Đorđe Jovanović and Eran Zahavi have been the hottest scorers for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.

Week 1 brings us a match on Mar 18th where TBC hosts Sektzia Nes Tziona in a clash of the Ligat ha’Al. TBC is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Tombense. Alex Sandro scored the first goal for Tombense in the 84th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed TBC couldn’t manage to score, and Tombense took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 8th placed Sektzia Nes Tziona, recorded a 1-3 loss against Hapoel Hadera. Almog Buzaglo scored the first goal for Sektzia Nes Tziona in the 31st minute, then Samy Bourard tied it up for Hapoel Hadera in the 68th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 78th minute on a goal by Gilad Avramov. Sektzia Nes Tziona looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.

Omri Ben Harush and Usman Mohammed are the top scorers for Sektzia Nes Tziona in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.

On Mar 18th, Beitar Jerusalem hosts TBC at Teddi Malcha Stadium in a Ligat ha’Al match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Beitar Jerusalem recorded a 0-2 loss against Bnei Sakhnin. Nicolao Dumitru struck first for Bnei Sakhnin in the 67th minute, then Dor Hugy added another in the 85th minute In the end, Beitar Jerusalem was frustrated by Bnei Sakhnin’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Bnei Sakhnin ended the match with the shutout victory. Beitar Jerusalem is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while tBC is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Tombense. Alex Sandro struck first for Tombense in the 84th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed TBC couldn’t manage to score, and Tombense took the shutout win. TBC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Adi Tamir and Ion Nicolaescu are the top scorers for Beitar Jerusalem in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.