Maccabi left Sammy Ofer stadium last night with a 1-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa which completed their fourth victory of the season against the Haifaites. Once again, Maccabi kept a clean sheet and here are some figures following yet another successful 90 minutes.
The record against Haifa
This is the seventh time in the history that the champions have a 100% success record against the runners-up side, but also the first time ever that the champions have a 100% record when they meet the team in second place 4 times in one season.
Maccabi improved their record against Haifa which currently stands on 1 defeat in their last 28 league matches.
Last night’s result stretched Maccabi’s unbeaten league run against Haifa to 13 matches.
Will the success rate ratio improve?
Maccabi’s 26th league victory on the penultimate game of the 2019/20 season, improved the success rate to 82.9%.
A victory over Hapoel Be’ersheva on Tuesday’s final day of the season could set an all-time success rate record since the 3 points per victory system was introduced in the 1982/83 season.
Maccabi are the current holders of that record (82.4%) set by Vladimir Ivic’s side last season.
Last night’s clean sheet was the 29th time in 35 matches that a Maccabi keeper doesn’t have to pick a ball out of his net.
With eight goals conceded in 35 matches, Ivic’s players boast an imaginary record of 0.228 goals against them per game.
The 17th goal-scorer
Enric Saborit’s winning goal added him to a long list of goal scorers as he became the 17th goal scorer this season – an all-time club record.
The champions are one scorer short of the current joint record holders (Beitar Jerusalem 2005/06) and (Hapoel Tel Aviv 2013/14). Now is the time for Jair Amador and Andre Geraldes to shine?
The final task
Maccabi equaled a club record of 38 successive league matches without a defeat. On Tuesday they will try and beat that record by completing a full season without a defeat. Maccabi are now 8 matches from setting a new all-time record which is currently held by Maccabi Haifa of 1994.
