M Netanya:
The Maccabi Netanya team has had a bumpy start to the championship, but overall they have had a balanced performance. At the beginning of the eighth day of Ligat ha’Al, the team led by coach Raymond Atteveld added a total of 10 points, as did Maccabi Haifa, Bnei Yehuda and Hapoel Kfar Saba. Last Wednesday, Maccabi Netanya snapped a four-game winning streak without losing (three wins and one draw), when they scored an important 4-0 win over Ashdod. In the first part of the game, Maccabi Netanya even distributed the expenses of the game well, but the debacle would appear in the final stretch, with goals suffered in the second half, at 50, 71, 87 and 88 minutes.
Kiryat Shmona :
Aimed at the fight for maintenance and considered as one of the theoretically weakest teams in this edition of the Israeli championship, the Ironi Kiryat Shmona team has exceeded all expectations and reaches this route at the top of the league table, without any defeat on the record and a total. 14 points, giving Maccabi Petach Tikva a points advantage and two points for Ashdod. Being the only Ligat ha’Al team that has not yet lost, the formation led by coach Kobi Refua comes to this match with the morale reinforced by the third consecutive victory, obtained last Tuesday, after receiving Hapoel Tel Aviv (1 – 0). The decisive goal to score three more points came after a mistake by Ayzen, who scored an own goal, in the 56th minute.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,79
