Maccabi Tel Aviv plays host to Maccabi Haifa on Matchday 29 of the Ligat Ha’Al Championship Playoffs Sunday evening, 21:00 at the Netanya Stadium following a 1:0 loss at the hands of Hapoel Beer Sheva last week which increased the gap atop the table to 6 points. The Yellow & Blue will look for their first win of the campaign over the Greens after a loss and draw earlier this season. Just before the opening whistle and right before the Seder Night and the final Passover preparations, we put together some interesting information about the matchup:

Stadium: Netanya
Opening whistle: 21:00
Referee: Alon Yefet
Radio: LIVE from the Stadium beginning at 20:45 on the Official Maccabi Tel Aviv App and Website
TV: Channel 55
Transportation: Shuttles will not be available for the match

In the video: Highlights of the 6:0 win over Haifa on the final Matchday of 2015/16

The Yellow & Blue Squad:
Maccabi will be missing a few players for this encounter. Eitan Tibi is out after being injured on National Team duty while Barak Itzhaki will be unavailable for 3-4 weeks after getting hurt in the State Cup Semifinal. In fact, Itzhaki wouldn’t have been able to play due to yellow card accumulation.

Did you know?
There have been 151 league matches between the two sides with Maccabi winning 58 and Haifa 48. The Greens have now gone three matches in a row without a loss to the Yellow & Blue which included the 2015/16 State Cup Final victory, the win in the first round of 2016/17 and a 2:2 draw in round two.

Maccabi’s last win was one of it’s best on the last Matchday of 2015/16 – a 6:0 victory. The loss to Beer Sheva last week broke a streak of 11 straight games without a loss with the only draw coming at Sammy Ofer Stadium against the same Maccabi Haifa when the contest ended 2:2.

Maccabi Haifa comes into the match in 6th place after defeating Beitar Jerusalem 3:2 last Saturday night. The Greens lost 4:0 away at Hapoel Beer Sheva on Matchday 27, the first game of the Championship Playoffs.