Maccabi Tel Aviv host Maccabi Haifa on MD7 for the league fixture which was played more than any other encounter between two top-flight clubs. Of the 180 league matches between the two sides, Maccabi won 73 lost 53 with 53 matches drawn and a total goal tally of 257-223.
No less that 411 Maccabi players featured against Maccabi Haifa in the league. Sheran Yeini holds the appearance record in that fixture with 43 matches, an all-time record for any Maccabi player against a specific opponent.
105 different Maccabi players scored against Maccabi Haifa in the league. Shiye Glazer leads the goalscoring charts with 22 goals against Haifa with Eran Zahavi second with 14 goals to his name.
Glazer scored 22 goals in 24 appearances against Haifa averaging 0.96 goals per game – a record for any Maccabi player against a specific opponent (a minimum of 15 matches).
Fifty-four players featured for Maccabi and Haifa with Roy Mishpati is the only member of the Maccabi squad to play for Haifa.
Since the 2012/13 season Maccabi won 6 league titles while Barak Bachar won 6 championships (3 with Hapoel Be’ersheva, 3 with Haifa).
Maccabi’s league record against teams coached by Bachar: 15 victories, 13 draws and 11 defeats with a goal tally of 53-40.
Bachar managed to beat Maccabi at Bloomfield only once in 13 attempts winning 2-1 with Be’ersheva in the 2015/16 season.
Over the years five league matches between Maccabi and Haifa were played under fans restrictions with all 5 effected by the COVID pandemic.
2019/20: Two Playoff matches with Maccabi winning 2-0 at Bloomfield and 1-0n at Sammy Ofer.
2020/21: Two matches in the regular season; a 2-2 draw at Sammy Ofer and a 2-1 victory at Bloomfield. An additional Playoff match was played in front of 5,000 fans at Sammy Ofer which ended in a 1-1 draw.
