Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 4:1 win over Maccabi Netanya ended another successful evening for Vladimir Ivic’s squad and maintained a 16-point lead on 2nd place on the Israel Premier League Ligat Japanika table. The Yellow & Blue’s recent results have produced some interesting stats and facts:
Setting High Standards
Since the 0:0 Derby on October 1, 2018 Maccabi has recorded five straight home victories with a goal differential of 18:1. 4 against Hapoel Hadera, 3 versus Bnei Sakhnin, 5 against Ashdod, 3 versus Hapoel Beer Sheva, 4 against Maccabi Netanya.
After 17 Matchdays, Maccabi has scored 43 goals the most since 1993/94 when they scored 46. In addition, Maccabi has now scored the most goals after 17 Matchdays since 2000 and passed Hapoel Beer Sheva’s 41 goals from two seasons ago.
Maccabi has now won 7 matches in a row across all competitions and are still undefeated in league play.
In the 17 league matches that have been played to date, Maccabi has scored 2 or more goals in 14 of them.
The goal that will upset Rajkovic
The 86’ goal by Nico Olsak was only the second goal that Maccabi has conceded at home. In fact, the goal was the first by an opposing player to beat Predrag Rajkovic in a home match as the other goal was an own goal by Sheran Yeini for Hapoal Raanana.
The Netanya goal halted an amazing streak of 546 minutes played at home without giving up a goal.
Atzili Double Trouble
It looks like Omer Atzili likes to score braces or not score at all. His brace against Netanya was his third this season in league action and the first time he’s scored since the brace versus away at Kiryat Shemona. Atzili now has 7 league goals and has drawn even with Eliran Atar to lead the team in goal scoring.
Dor Micha scored his first league goal of the campaign and Dan Glezer recorded his first assist in league play and second overall.
Eli Dasa who entered the match in the 35’ assisted on Avi Rikan’s goal and now has 5 assists on the season. Only Micha with 6 has more.
Rikan has a reason to dance
The beautiful goal by Avi Rikan was his 4th league marker of the season and continues to close in on his total of 6 from last season.
Also interesting to note is that Rikan’s last two goals came as a substitute. Against Hapoel Beer Sheva his goal came 7 minutes after entering the contest and yesterday he improved on that mark scoring 4 minutes after coming in. Super-Sub.
