Maccabi Tel Aviv hosts Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona in round 12 of Israeli Ligat ha’Al. The match will be played on Thursday, December 24th at Bloomfield Stadium (Tel-Aviv)
Maccabi Tel Aviv is now more successful on the international stage than in its local championship. In 2019, the Yellows regained the status of the holders of the Israeli championship gold medals. Now the team has taken a step back – it is in the “peloton,” seriously lagging behind the current leader, Maccabi Haifa. The Yellows won less than half of the games played. At the same time, they managed to prove themselves well again in European Cups. Yes, the Israelis did not succeed in resisting Austrian Red Bull in the Champions League, but don’t forget that there was an outbreak of coronavirus in their camp. But in the Europa League, Maccabi managed to score 11 points in the group with Qarabag, Sivasspor, and Villarreal. In February, the Yellows will play against Shakhtar Donetsk. In the meantime, it is desirable to rectify the situation in the local championship.
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Hapoel Ironi slowed down after a good start. The Blue-Whites risked relegating in the previous season. However, they managed to improve their results at the key moment and finished in the “borderline” 12th place. Sektzia Nes Tziona, which was relegated to the First League, earned the same 32 points but lost the saving place thanks to worse additional indicators. However, Hapoel Ironi started the new championship quite confidently. It managed not to lose seven times a row (four victories and three draws). However, this drive was lost by the winter. December began with a streak of defeats, including due to the low scoring of the team. Lucio Maranhao (an experienced striker who came before the start of this season from Hapoel Hadera) scores in almost every second match. Eugene Ansah helps him to the best of his ability. But the rest are silent, and as a result, the Blue-Whites are vegetating in the middle of the standings.
Guests from Kiryat Shmona come to Tel Aviv, which is traditionally inhospitable for them. Maccabi, though not at its peak, is clearly stronger, so we decided to bet on the victory of the hosts with a -1 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Maccabi Tel Aviv to win with -1.0 handicap
