26 Matchdays have gone by and the Ligat Ha’Al’s regular season is now history, but just before we get ready for the Championship Playoffs, let’s sum up what we’ve had so far. Here’s some interesting Yellow & Blue stats and facts up until now.
Maccabi’s League Record: 17 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses. Goal differential: 45:19
Maccabi received 58 yellow cards along with one red card (Winger Tal Ben Chaim, Matchday 14 against Kfar Saba)
82% was Maccabi’s success rate in the second round (32 of 39 points) compared to 61% in the first round
Maccabi kept a clean sheet in 7 of the 13 matches in the second round
The Club was featured 11 times as the Match of the Week on TV, more than any other team
28.3 – The average age of the Maccabi players this season (per minutes played). The highest average age ever for the Club
Goal Scoring Leader: Vidar Kjartansson – 15 goals
Assist Leader: Dor Micha – 8 assists
Maccabi had 2 comebacks:
Against Kiryat Shemona (Matchday 10): From a deficit to a 2:1 victory
Against Beitar Jerusalem (Matchday 3): From deficit to a lead, match ended in a 2:2 draw
26 players appeared for Maccabi on league play:
Predrag Rajikovic is the only player to have not missed single minute
Youngest Player: Eliel Peretz – 20 years old
Oldest Player: Yossi Benayoun – 36 years old and 10 months
Biggest win: 5:0 over Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Derby – Matchday 5
Fastest goal: Oscar Scarione. 49 seconds against Ashdod on Matchday 2
Latest goal: Vidar Kjartansson. 93rd minute on Matchday 10 against Kiryat Shemona
Furthest goal: Gal Alberman, 21 meters. Matchday 13 against Hapoel Haifa
Maccabi’s matches by day:
Sunday – 13 matches
Monday – 5 matches
Wednesday- 2 matches
Saturday – 6 matches
