Due to a verified patient who was discovered tonight (Friday) at Maccabi Haifa, the league administration decided to postpone the team’s game against Hapoel Beer Sheva, which was scheduled to take place tomorrow. This is to prevent a chain of contagion and not endanger more players.
Haifa (balance 11: 2) has won only once in its last nine games and is ranked below the red line alongside Nahariya. Its last two meetings ended in defeats – against Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv: a 95:74 home loss to the Reds and a 95:60 away loss to the Yellows.
The 17th round of the Premier League will open in any case on Saturday, when Hapoel Eilat will host Maccabi Tel Aviv (18:20). The Yellows come after the dramatic 72:70 loss in the Euroleague, which almost completely eliminated the team’s chances of finishing in the top eight.
By the way, seven of the last eight league games between Eilat and Maccabi Tel Aviv were decided in a home win, with the only time the host surrendered was in October 2018: 70:83 to Maccabi Tel Aviv in Begin Hall.
In the first round of the season, the Yellows won 74:86 at Menora Mivtachim Hall, while in the last game in the southern city, last February, Eilat celebrated 81:86. Ariel Beit Halachmi needs one win to equal Molly Katzourin in eighth place at all times with 214 wins.