Hapoel Katamon vs Maccabi Tel AvivPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Israel's Ligat ha'Al season has only just begun and the table offers no guidance yet, so the recent form of both sides is the better guide. Hapoel Katamon arrive off a run of friendlies and Toto Cup rounds, four wins in their last six outings, the most recent a 1-0 win over Maccabi Haifa. Maccabi Tel Aviv have instead mostly been facing continental opposition, four wins and two losses in their last six games, five of them across the Europa League and Conference League and one in the Toto Cup, including a 1-2 defeat suffered just days ago against Lugano. The head-to-head record is one-sided: Maccabi Tel Aviv have won all six of their last meetings with Hapoel Katamon, the most recent finishing 1-3 back in January. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.