Hapoel Holon is entering one of its most important weeks this season. Tonight (Sunday) at 21:10, they will host Hapoel Beer Sheva with a victory that will bring them very close to the top six, and later this week they are expected to play in the Balkan League, and of course – the meeting against Brindisi on Wednesday, which may send them to the Champions League quarterfinals.
“Another game awaits us in a long series of tough games in the league and the Champions League,” he said Stefanos Dadas. “We need to show that we are ready to equal the energies of Be’er Sheva and control the game. This will be our second game with the home crowd and once again we will try to win to give them happiness and joy.”
Hapoel Holon’s debut game against its fans this season ended in disappointment with a loss to Karsiyaka, tonight the fans in yellow-purple have another chance to see a premiere victory up close. Those who will not yet be on the roster are new chin Nate Sastina, who has already started training with the team but has yet to sign up, which means the five regular foreigners will play tonight.
Holon, which is in good shape, is aware of the fact that a victory will not only bring it closer to the top house, but even to the first quartet: if it wins, it will equal Gilboa / Galil in the fourth and be a single victory away from Hapoel Jerusalem.
Be’er Sheva, on the other hand, comes after a loss to Hapoel Tel Aviv, in a game in which they looked bad and are already 23 points behind. Caleb Agada may look great, but to beat a quality rival like Holon, he will need more assistance from the complementary team. Since stopping Gilboa / Galil by 60 points, Beer Sheva has conceded 85 points or more in all five of its games and in Holon it will have to do a better job in defense to win.