Maccabi Haifa will host the Reds from the center on Saturday (20:00), and almost as usual, the Sami Ofer Stadium is expected to be full of about 30,000 spectators.
Coach Barak Bachar is expected to return to the lineup the noble Omar midfielder, who has recovered from an injury to the back thigh muscle.
The dilemma is who to give up from Mavis Chibuta to Dolev Haziza.
At the moment, the tendency is to give up Chibuta, even though he scored the winning goal against Betar Jerusalem in the previous round. Beyond that, no changes are expected in Haifa's 11th. "The playoffs this year will be more difficult than last season," said the contact : "It's money time and we'll have to get ready.
We will come to every game as if it were a cup final. "
Noble Omar.
Expected to return to the lineup, Photo: Maor Elkselsi
Hapoel Tel Aviv has marked fourth place as its new target, although due to the debts and lawsuits against it at FIFA, it is doubtful whether it will receive approval from the committee for licensing clubs to Europe.
"We have to fight for fourth place no matter what they decide in the end," said those around the club.
Ahead of the game with Sami Ofer, young goalkeeper Yigal Becker will replace the injured Ernestas Shtakus, who is at the club waiting for his MRI to be deciphered, to see if he will return to play this season.
In view of the many absences, the professional team is considering letting the new acquisition Freddie Flomin open in the lineup, even though he is not fully fit.
Dan Einbinder.
Yellowed, Photo: Udi Citation
Hapoel will be missing striker Shlomi Azulai and probably also Marko Jankovic, both of whom are suffering from injuries to the twin muscles.
Captain Dan Einbinder will miss the game due to a yellow card accumulation.
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