Maccabi Haifa will host Teddy at Hapoel Jerusalem on Saturday for a game that has become one of the team's most important in recent times.
The losses to Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel B'Shlosha raised the bar of alertness for the match against the newcomer and the club clarified: "In the current situation, not only do we have no contempt, but on the contrary. It has become a key game for the rest of the league.
"We will have to be at our peak because it will not be easy to break their defense. It took 86 minutes for Maccabi Tel Aviv to score against them, we will have to do it first to reduce pressure."
In terms of the squad for Saturday, coach Barak Bachar will make a number of changes.
Right-back Ryan Strain in the 11th picture in place of Raz Meir.
In the back link, Mahmoud Jaber may play alongside Jose Rodriguez.
The reason: Ali Muhammad has returned from a Nigerian team game and is expected to rest.
In the front, Dolev Haziza is expected to play even though he recently underwent a medical procedure in his abdominal muscles.
Brakeman Ofri Arad and midfielder Omar Azili are sent off and will not be on the roster.
Firecracker.
Expected to play, Photo: Maor Elkelsi
In another matter, Haifa received about 500 more tickets for the game in Prague and about 1,500 places in total.
At the same time, even though the Czechs confiscated prices for about NIS 260 per ticket, the green crowd stormed the packages and still, the number of fans who will be in Prague during the game is significantly greater than the number of tickets received so far.
Haifa may request an additional 500 tickets from the Czech champion and hopes to respond in the affirmative.