An unforgettable night that resulted with a 5-0 Maccabi victory over Hapoel in the Tel Aviv derby. The day after the game and following the display and extra ordinary result we discovered some very interesting stats.
Eight years without a defeat in the derby
The 5-0 victory in Monday’s derby equaled the record victory in derbies which was achieved in 1970 and in 2016.
Maccabi’s unbeaten record
205 league matches have passed since the 5-0 victory and the derby which was the last time Maccabi won by a five goal margin.
Maccabi set a new all-time record of a 12 victory gap from Hapoel (48-46) as after 162 derbies played in the league Maccabi won 58, drawn 58 while Hapoel won 46 times.
Stipe Perica’s goal was the 200th league goal scored by a Maccabi player in Tel Aviv derbies as the current all time goal record is 200-154.
Maccabi’s last defeat in a Tel Aviv derby was recorded in the 2013/14 season on April 26th 2014 eight years ago almost to the day and exactly 2,922 days ago.
Respect: Yeini captures 2nd place in the all time appearance record
Sheran Yeini reached an impressive landmark as the 35-year-old veteran captain who made a second half substitute appearance in the derby made his 518th appearance for Maccabi in all competitions. Yeini, leapfrogged Eli Driks to capture the second place in the all-time appearance record. The only player ahead of Yeini is Miko Belo, who leads the all-time appearance record with 599.
The veteran Maccabi speaker, reached another landmark as he made his 29th appearance in Tel Aviv derbies to go level with two former legends Benny Tabak and Avi Nimni as the trio trail Miko Belo (33) by four derbies.
How many goals has Maccabi scored from a direct corner?
Djordje Jovanovic became the second player in Maccabi’s history (together with Vidar Kjratansson) who scored in his first two derbies.
The 23-year old Serbian forward scored a brace to take his tally in Tel Avi derbies to three goals with one derby still left to play. Only Eran Zahavi who scored 5 goals in the 2014 season and Eli Dricks with 4 in 1993 – scored more goals in derbies during one season.
Avi Rikan who scored twice and assisted another, was responsible for the fifth ever Maccabi goal directly from a corner. Rikan’s 72nd minute corner was the 97th goal scored from a direct corner in Israel’s league history and the first since the 2017/18 season.
Shiye Glazer scored three similar goals between 1958-1961 while Benny Tabak scored Maccabi’s last goal from a corner against Maccabi Netanya in December 1977.
In a symbolic manner, the memorable night of Maccabi’s number 22 (Rikan) was the 22nd time in Maccabi’s history that five second half goals are scored – and the first time since the 6-0 win over Maccabi Haifa in May 2016.
