Match Preview

Hapoel vs. Tiberias – The Match Preview

Website Staff

7.2.26

Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv will visit Green Stadium this afternoon to face Ironi Tiberias as part of Matchday 22 of the Winner League. Ahead of the clash, we have compiled all the statistics, head-to-head history, and interesting details you need to know before kickoff.

With only five rounds remaining in the regular season, Hapoel enters the final stretch focused and determined. The team travels for an away game at Green Stadium in Nof HaGalil, where they will meet Ironi Tiberias for an intriguing and crucial encounter in the battle for the top spots.

Hapoel arrives at this match on a streak of three consecutive league wins. In each of the last three games, the team has managed to score two goals.

Entering this round, Hapoel sits in 4th place in the table. They hold 38 points (following a 2-point deduction by the Disciplinary Court) and possess a positive goal difference of 39-25. Conversely, the northern hosts are ranked 9th in the table. Ironi Tiberias has accumulated 22 points and holds a goal difference of 26-44.

In the previous meeting between the two, held in the first round at Bloomfield Stadium, Hapoel emerged victorious with a 2-0 win. The match was decided by an own goal from the visitors in the 30th minute, with Stav Torial sealing the result with a goal in the 90+4 minute.

Match Information

  • Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026, 15:00

  • Competition: Premier League, Second Round, Matchday 22

  • Venue: Green Stadium, Nof HaGalil

  • Main Referee: Aviv Klein

  • Assistant Referees: Matti Yakobov, Shahar Rahmian

  • VAR Officials: Niv Steif, Nati Dotan

  • Fourth Official: Nael Odeh

  • Broadcast: Sport 4 HD

Historical Record Hapoel Tel Aviv and Tiberias have met 14 times in league play to date. Let's look back at some of the past encounters.

The Full Record:

  • 14 Games

  • 9 Wins for Hapoel

  • 2 Draws

  • 3 Wins for Tiberias

  • Goal Difference: 30-19 to Hapoel

Record when Hapoel is the Visiting Team:

  • 7 Games

  • 3 Wins for Hapoel

  • 1 Draw

  • 3 Wins for Tiberias

  • Goal Difference: 13-11 to Tiberias

The first league meeting between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tiberias took place on November 18, 1961. Hapoel hosted the match at the Maccabi North pitch in Tel Aviv, winning 4-2 on Matchday 4. Rehavia Rosenbaum scored a hat-trick (minutes 40, 49, 70), and Daniel Danieli completed the tally in the 83rd minute.

On March 21, 1964, Hapoel recorded its biggest victory over Tiberias in history, defeating them 5-1 at the Tiberias Municipal Stadium on Matchday 20. The scoring celebration was led by Avraham Friedrich (37), Gideon Tish (44, 74), and Rehavia Rosenbaum (84, 86).

The last league match between the two where Hapoel was the visiting team took place on March 31, 1990. On that occasion, Hapoel visited Tiberias and lost 2-1. Hapoel's solitary goal was scored by Israel Maya in the 88th minute.