Maccabi Petah Tikva
Maccabi Petah Tikva, which is below the red line, understands that this game can have a big impact on the identity of those relegated to the national league at the end of the season. Petah Tikva has only four games left to be saved and the club defined the fateful battle as “a game from which there is no way back.”
Before the break, the club decided to make a shock in the position of coach and after the dismissal of Nir Klinger, Omar Golan stepped down from the position of professional manager to head coach. Next to Golan are Naor Luzon and Murad Magmadov all the time. Golan will miss Eitan Azoulay, who actually finished the season, with Orr Balorian and Orr Inbrom also injured and not on the roster. Therefore it seems that there will be some changes in the composition compared to what was in the previous cycles. The professional team tried different formations, but according to the concluding training, it seems that Petah Tikva will play in the offensive lineup, in order to win at all costs.
Estimated composition: Eric Janko, Yinon Eliyahu, Marcus Diniz, Daniel Flesher, Muhammad Hindi, Ido Shachar, Amit Meir, Abubakar Dombia, Lamek Benda, James Adney, Ion Nikolasco.
Hapoel Nof Hagalil
Only four games remain for Hapoel Nof Hagalil to be saved from relegation after only one season in the Premier League. Nof Hagalil, which is ranked last, will be hosted tomorrow for a hot underground battle by Maccabi Petah Tikva, which is adjacent to it below the red line, knowing that any result other than a victory will bring it very close back to the National League (16:00, Sport 3).
The Northerners’ last victory in the league was against Maccabi Petah Tikva, but it happened during the regular season and since then nine games have passed in which the players of Breda scored only three goals.
“The game against Maccabi Petah Tikva is a game that should not be added words about,” said coach Shai Barda. “This is our most important game this season. We had two weeks of excellent training. I strongly believe in this team. The club and even the fans. I will reassure the fans and say that we do believe in ourselves and this is the same team that knew how to make good results during the season. I believe from the beginning that we will do it. “One, come and take three points. We will have to know how to direct the pressure to a positive place. Football is based on security and it is no secret that because of the recent results the security is not strong enough, but everyone here is united and believes and I am glad it happens.”
On the mental state of his team he added: “We do not fall into the parameter of enthusiasm. We are not a team that falls apart, we are not a team that gets defeats. I know it’s easy to hit the Galilee landscape and say we were relegated, and the truth is we give everyone reasons to say it, but I’m optimistic .
Estimated composition: Stefan Marinovich, Hagai Goldenberg, Wissam Rabah, Gutieri Tomlin, Eli Balilati, Jania Berkman, David Teva, Bar Cohen, Timothy Mozi, and Hib Habibullah, Omar Padida.
Trivia
* Maccabi Petah Tikva has hosted Hapoel Nof Hagalil seven times in both leagues: the first meeting ended in a 1-1 draw (October 2004 in the Premier League) and since then there have been six consecutive victories for the Malabuses.
* Maccabi Petah Tikva without a win in the last four rounds, during which it found the net only once and it was also a penalty by Ido Shachar.
* Hapoel Nof Hagalil has not won in its last nine games, since the 0-1 home win over Maccabi Petah Tikva at the end of January, and is the only team that has not yet won during the playoffs.
* In general, Nof Hagalil has the worst attack in the league (20 right goals) and it has also absorbed more than any other team (49 mandatory goals).
31st round games in the top playoffs and 30th in the bottom:
Saturday, 17:30: Maccabi Netanya – Maccabi Haifa (Sports 4)
Saturday, 18:00: Maccabi Petah Tikva – Hapoel Nof Hagalil (Sport 3)
Saturday, 18:00: Kiryat Shmona – Hapoel Haifa
Saturday, 20:00: Hapoel Jerusalem – Betar Jerusalem (Sports 4)
Sunday, 19:00: Hapoel Hadera – MS. Ashdod
Sunday, 20:15: Bnei Sakhnin – Hapoel Beer Sheva (Sport 3)
Monday, 20:30: Maccabi Tel Aviv – Hapoel Tel Aviv