The last round before the Premier League will go to the national team break will open on Saturday. Hapoel Eilat will host Hapoel Tel Aviv in a game where both teams must win (19:00).
The Reds were heavily criticized for their season opener, but also Eilat on the same balance (4: 2).
On the one hand they will want to continue with positive momentum, on the other hand they will try to stop negative momentum.
Danny Franco's team arrives after a big victory over Hapoel Holon, one that can change its direction.
Eilat, on the other hand, arrives after a week of misses.
In the beginning it lost after two overtimes to Maccabi Tel Aviv, and later it suffered a home loss after a game close to the Polish Sopot, which led to its relegation from the European Cup. .
This will be a remake of Eilat, which has added two new players - Alex Hamilton and Christian Doolittle.
Coach Ariel Beit Halachmi now has five foreigners, from whom he will have to choose four per game.
In other games: Hapoel Jerusalem, which lost for the first time in the Yotam Halperin era, will meet another team with a lame start - Hapoel Haifa (21:00).
In the last round, Elad Hussein's team achieved only its second victory this season.
Hapoel BS will host Hapoel Galil Elyon (19:40) in a fight between two teams with the same balance (3: 3).