Four days after securing the title, Maccabi Tel Aviv hosts Beitar Jerusalem for what will be the 2,100 league match of Maccabi since the State of Israel was founded.
Beitar returns to Bloomfield
This match will be the first time Maccabi hosts Beitar at Bloomfield stadium since the dramatic 3-2 victory in the 2015/16 Playoff when Eran Zahavi scored an injury time winner.
This season’s home match against Beitar in the regular season was relocated to Sammy Ofer in Haifa while during the last three seasons Maccabi hosted Beitar at the Netanya stadium.
Will the deadlock be broken?
Maccabi hasn’t conceded a goal in its’ five league meetings with Beitar, a record in matches between the two sides.
No goals were scored in the last two league matches against Beitar this season as both matches ended in 0-0 draws.
This was the 29th time in history that Maccabi ends two matches in succession against the same opponent without a goal being scored.
History reveals that Maccabi never ended 3 successive matches against the same opponent in a 0-0 draw.
The records after securing the championship?
Beitar Jerusalem’s coach Roni Levy faced Maccabi in the league 27 times – the records: 11 Maccabi victories, 9 draws and 7 victories for Roni Levy (The last one in the 2007/08 season).
This will be the first time ever that Maccabi hosts Beitar behind closed doors.
Maccabi held 29 matches after securing the league title – matches after officially being crowned as champions. The balance: 16 victories, 7 draws and 6 defeats.
