Most-played league clash: The league fixture between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa is the most-played in the league and the upcoming one on Saturday will be the 160th time that the two sides have clashed in the league.
Of those matches, Maccabi Tel Aviv have won 64 times, Haifa have won 48 and 47 have ended in a draw. The goal difference favours Tel Aviv 227-198.
In home matches, Maccabi have hosted 81 times in the league and have won 40 of those, 23 were draws and Haifa won 18. The goal difference is 124-75 to Maccabi.
At Bloomfield, which will host for the first time since 2015-16, 42 matches have been played with 14 wins for the hosts, 15 draws and 13 wins for Haifa. 
Most appearances and goals: Over the years, 275 players have turned out for Maccabi against Haifa. Avi Nimni and Sheran Yeini have the most individual appearances, standing at 33 each. Among the 92 different goalscorers for Maccabi, Shiye Glazer was the most prolific, having found the target 22 times. Far behind in second place is Eran Zahavi with 10, followed by Avi Nimni with nine.
Early clash means success: The two clubs have met in the fourth round of the league on nine previous occasions and none has ever ended in a draw. Tel Aviv have won five times and Haifa have won four.
Maccabi go into the clash with a nine-match unbeaten streak in the league — six wins and three draws.
Opposing records: Marco Balbul, Maccabi Haifa’s coach, has faced Maccabi Tel Aviv on 10 occasions, five with Haifa and five with Sakhnin. Has has notched only one win, has managed three draws and has lost six times. Haifa forward Nikita Rokavica has scored six goals against Maccabi in the past five seasons, the most by any league player against the hosts on Saturday.
