HAIFA. Hapoel Haifa defeats Hapoel Hadera 1-0 after G. Arel scored just 1 goal (21′).

The match was played at the Sammy Ofer Stadium stadium in Haifa on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Hapoel Haifa

1 - 0

Hapoel Hadera

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 9 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 84 Attack 111
  • 43 Dangerous attack 40
  • 92 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Hapoel Haifa was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Hapoel Hadera that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Hapoel Haifa was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hapoel Haifa won the match​.

Hapoel Haifa shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Hapoel Hadera shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Hapoel Haifa didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Hapoel Hadera received 3 yellow cards (A. Lin, T. Glezer and ).

Match Timeline

21'
22'
Ness Nissim Zamir- sub ->H. Maman
26'
38'
A. Lin- Yellow
60'
60'
Liav Prada- sub ->G. Avramov
Abed Elrauf Jabarin- sub ->D. Malul
66'
66'
76'
Avraham Aharon Aviel Ben Hamo- sub ->M. Usman
Dudu Altrovich- sub ->A. Ozbolt
83'
83'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Maccabi Haifa
75
9
Ironi Kiryat Shmona
50
7
Hapoel Be\'er Sheva
70
10
Hapoel Hadera
42
7
Maccabi Tel Aviv
69
10
Ashdod
39
7
Beitar Jerusalem
37
7
Maccabi Netanya
52
10
Hapoel Haifa
35
7
Hapoel Tel Aviv
50
10
Bnei Sakhnin
49
9
Hapoel Katamon
33
7
Hapoel Nof HaGalil
27
7
Maccabi Petah Tikva
27
7

After this contest, Hapoel Haifa will have 35 points to gain in the 6th place. On the other side, Hapoel Hadera will stay with 39 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ligat ha’Al, Hapoel Haifa will play away with Hapoel Nof HaGalil on the 13th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Hapoel Haifa (0 draws).

Hapoel Hadera will play away agasint Maccabi Petah Tikva on the 13th of May with a 2-2 head to head.

Hapoel Haifa – Formation

The manager Elisha Levy decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Hapoel Haifa made 5 changes: H. Maman for N. Zamir (22′), D. Malul for A. Jabarin (66′), G. Mishpeti for D. Twito (66′), A. Ozbolt for D. Altrovich (83′) and M. Ljujic for A. Kayal (83′).

Hapoel Hadera – Formation

Menahem Koretski played with: .

Substitutions

Hapoel Hadera made 4 changes: M. Zalka for M. Usman (26′), A. Lin for A. Asepa (60′), G. Avramov for L. Prada (60′) and M. Usman for A. Ben Hemo (76′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ligat ha’Al.​