Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Tel Aviv took to the field today (Saturday) for the game that opens the 23rd round of the Premier League. Ran Kozhoch's team will at least temporarily rise to sixth place if they win.

Yossi Aboksis, who gained one point and his team still hasn't scored since he was appointed to the position, had to make do with a missing squad. Omri Altman and Dan Einbinder wait on the bench, with Stav Toriel, Mavis Chibuta and Alan Ozhbolt in the red attack.