The numbers behind the 2:2 draw against Hapoel Haifa
Atar’s free kicks
Eliran Atar has already scored three goals via free kicks with 2 coming in the league and one in the Toto Cup. In addition, he also nailed one ball off of the post. Atar has 5 goals in his last 6 games over all competitions.
Golasa’s return
Eyal Golasa was in the Starting XI against the Reds from the Carmel after being out for a number of months due to an injury. His last match was on August 9 when Maccabi visited Maccabi Petah Tikva in the Toto Cup.
Rikan scores again
Avi Rikan has 3 league goals this season. Interestingly enough the midfielder has now scored as many goals as he did all of last campaign in only 11 Matchdays.
All three of his goals were from attempts outside of the box. The midfielder had 5 chances against Haifa, the most on the team.
Rikan’s most productive season was 2012/13 when he scored 11 league goals for Beitar Jerusalem.
Distance covered
Sheran Yeini clocked the most kilometers, running 11.4km while Ofir Davidzada finished the match with 11.1km.
Eitan Tibi was the fastest Maccabi player going 32.7kmh and Eliran Atar was second at 31.6.
Battocchio’s Break
The match against Hapoel Haifa was the first match since Matchday 3 against Bnei Sakhnin that Cristian Battocchio wasn’t in the Starting XI.
