Israeli football 10 March

[rcgills]

Saturday, March 10, 2007
Ligat Ha´al, Israel
1:30 PM Maccabi Tel Aviv 2.10 X 3.15 Maccabi Netanya 3.15
4:00 PM Hapoel Petach Tikva 2.80 X 3.05 Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 2.35
5:00 PM Maccabi Herzelia 2.40 X 3.00 Hapoel Kfar Saba 2.75
6:00 PM Hac Ramat Gan 3.00 X 3.10 Maccabi Petach Tikva 2.20
6:15 PM Hapoel Tel Aviv 1.67 X 3.40 MS Ashod 4.55
7:45 PM Beitar Jerusalem 1.85 X 3.20 Maccabi Haifa 3.85

Odds from Bwin

[mhaymovi]

Thank you Rc

Overall table
1. Beitar Jerusalem 23 12 8 3 34 : 16 44
2. Hapoel Tel Aviv 23 12 6 5 37 : 23 42
3. Maccabi Tel Aviv 23 10 10 3 28 : 17 40
4. Maccabi Netanya 23 9 9 5 23 : 18 36
5. Ashdod SC 23 10 5 8 35 : 31 35
6. Maccabi Petah-Tikva 23 10 4 9 23 : 21 34
7. Maccabi Haifa 23 8 8 7 28 : 32 32
8. Hapoel Kfar Sava 23 6 10 7 31 : 30 28
9. Bnei Yehuda 23 5 11 7 23 : 30 26
10. Hakoah Maccabi Ramat-Gan 23 5 6 12 20 : 33 21
11. Maccabi Herzlia 23 4 6 13 24 : 38 18
12. Hapoel Petah Tikva 23 2 7 14 16 : 33 13


Another crazy set of fixtures in 'Ligat Ha'Al' ,GL All

[mhaymovi]

Maccabi Tel Aviv - Maccabi Natanya
Tel Aviv lost two important points against Petah Tikva last week but managed to extend their 18 matches unbeaten run . Last weekend It was very hard for them as some of their key players were missing . This week its a different story with Martinovic , Shpongin and Peretz back in the squad and the championship story is not over for them at all .
Natanya is probably one of the best teams in Israel at the moment with great manager Ruven Atar playing attacking and super-attractive football . Although they lost 2-0 to Hapoel Tel Aviv last week but It was their only lost under Atar , one in ten league games . New signing Mosa Sanogo is suspended and Ofir Haim will start against his former club ,teaming with Secter and Okocha upfront .

Tel Aviv are very hard to beat as they have a solid defence . It wont be easy against Natanya but I do think they have enough quality to get at least a point infront of their fans . Natanya can surprise but chances are low . In the other hand odds on Tel Aviv or U 2.5 are too short atm .

No Bet

[mhaymovi]

Hapoel Tel Aviv - MS Ashdod
Time has come for Hapoel . For the first time this season they can find themselves top of the league ,even for just 24hrs before Beitar playing on sunday . Players are extra motivated and home ground 'Bloomfield' is set to be full with alot of red fans pushing the team to win and lead the table . Captain Yossi Abuksis is injured and just came back from his treatment in Belgium ,Young defender Bunder has recovered from his foot injury and set to start .
Ashdod played fantastic against Beitar last week (1:1) but failed to win it . They are on-fire at the moment but they will have tough task today playing without key defender Gora Tal (suspended) replaced by Yossi Ofir. League top-scorer Yaniv Azran will start ufront teaming with Holtzman & Shriki .

This is a 'must win situation' for Hapoel Tel Aviv as they finally got the chance to go up first but Ashdod on great form and got place in their heart for former manager Mizrahi (coaching Beitar now) so of course will fight hard as well for their ambitions for a UEFA Cup place . Hapoel are surely favorites here but I believe Ashdod got the ability to grab some points .

MS Ashdod (+0.5) @ 2.05 Stan James (2\10)

[mhaymovi]

Maccabi Herzelia - Hapoel Kfar Saba
Super Important game for bottom club Herzelia . They didn't find the way to win a single league match since the 4:0 shock in Haifa back in January (5 games) and pressure is just crazy there . Three points today will give the little amount of air they need to breath in their struggle and Its vital just now . Missings are key players Maymon (def) and Davies (mid) and manager Freddy David will lineup his best defensive formation for this mission ready to fight hard and get the points .
Kfar Saba will hope to grab a win and finally get clear of any relegation troubles this season . Suspended defenders Danin and Papoe are very important for Eli Ohana's team and he'll have to replace them by Shum and Talker . A win today will keep them 13 points from the relegation zone so motivation is very high .

Kfar Saba got great players upfront and can upset Herzelia their pace and power . However , Herzelia can't afford another lost if they want to keep first league football in the city next season . They know rivals Hakoah got tough match today so they want to throw all pressure on them . I expect a real battle when everything is possible . Im backing the home team .

Maccabi Herzelia DNB @ 1.85 Stan James (2\10)
Under 2.5 @ 1.80 Stan James (2\10)

[mhaymovi]

Originally Posted by mhaymovi

Hapoel Tel Aviv - MS Ashdod
Time has come for Hapoel . For the first time this season they can find themselves top of the league ,even for just 24hrs before Beitar playing on sunday . Players are extra motivated and home ground 'Bloomfield' is set to be full with alot of red fans pushing the team to win and lead the table . Captain Yossi Abuksis is injured and just came back from his treatment in Belgium ,Young defender Bunder has recovered from his foot injury and set to start .
Ashdod played fantastic against Beitar last week (1:1) but failed to win it . They are on-fire at the moment but they will have tough task today playing without key defender Gora Tal (suspended) replaced by Yossi Ofir. League top-scorer Yaniv Azran will start ufront teaming with Holtzman & Shriki .

This is a 'must win situation' for Hapoel Tel Aviv as they finally got the chance to go up first but Ashdod on great form and got place in their heart for former manager Mizrahi (coaching Beitar now) so of course will fight hard as well for their ambitions for a UEFA Cup place . Hapoel are surely favorites here but I believe Ashdod got the ability to grab some points .

MS Ashdod (+0.5) @ 2.05 Stan James (2\10)

FT Hapoel - Ashdod 2:1 ..
90th minute goal for Hapoel cost my bet ..

[rcgills]

Originally Posted by mhaymovi

FT Hapoel - Ashdod 2:1 ..
90th minute goal for Hapoel cost my bet ..

Unlucky Mhaymovi. Just keep that in mind until the next time you get a 90th minute winner, it'll make it all the sweeter.

Great previews as always, anyway

[mhaymovi]

Originally Posted by mhaymovi

Maccabi Herzelia - Hapoel Kfar Saba
Super Important game for bottom club Herzelia . They didn't find the way to win a single league match since the 4:0 shock in Haifa back in January (5 games) and pressure is just crazy there . Three points today will give the little amount of air they need to breath in their struggle and Its vital just now . Missings are key players Maymon (def) and Davies (mid) and manager Freddy David will lineup his best defensive formation for this mission ready to fight hard and get the points .
Kfar Saba will hope to grab a win and finally get clear of any relegation troubles this season . Suspended defenders Danin and Papoe are very important for Eli Ohana's team and he'll have to replace them by Shum and Talker . A win today will keep them 13 points from the relegation zone so motivation is very high .

Kfar Saba got great players upfront and can upset Herzelia their pace and power . However , Herzelia can't afford another lost if they want to keep first league football in the city next season . They know rivals Hakoah got tough match today so they want to throw all pressure on them . I expect a real battle when everything is possible . Im backing the home team .

Maccabi Herzelia DNB @ 1.85 Stan James (2\10)
Under 2.5 @ 1.80 Stan James (2\10)

Really bad game for Herzelia , corrently 3 goals behind .. 3:1 to Kfar Saba (80th minute) , so lost another bet ..

Hope to make it up next time

[kompressaur]

Thanks for that mhaymovi. Looks like you might be the only person in the world betting on Israeli football I need to make up a list of bookies that do it still. Anyone else betting on Israeli football?

[mhaymovi]

Im getting great comments from Israeli people reading my previews , not sure about the others .. can't blame them tho .. very difficult to bet on and barely intresting at all .. not to mention the punter is sh*te ...