Wednesday’s match against Beitar Jerusalem at Bloomfield will be the 135th league encounter between the two sides. Maccabi won 56, lost 38 while 40 matches ended in a draw with the total goal tally currently on 194-138.
Maccabi has an existing unbeaten run of 13 matches against Beitar Jerusalem – 9 wins, 4 draws and goal tally of 26-6.
No less than 71 players featured over the years for both sides with Avishai Cohen being the only current Maccabi squad member.
Avi Nimni (30) holds the appearance record against Beitar with Sheran Yeini ranked second with 28 matches.
Nimni also lead the goal-scorers chart against Beitar with 15 goals to his name. Eran Zahavi, who scored in the last six league outings against Beitar shares second place with Benny Tabbak as both scored 13 goals each.
Maccabi’s highest victory against the Jerusalem side was a 7-0 thrashing at Bloomfield in the Playoff of the 2000/01 season. Avi Nimni (2), Rodrigo Goldberg (2), Dedi Ben Dayan, Guy Zarfati and Baruch Dego were all on target.
This will be the 32nd match Maccabi faces a side coached by Yossi Abuksis of which Maccabi won 17, lost 5 and drawn 9.
This will be the third season in succession Maccabi face a team from Jerusalem on MD12.
In 2021/22 season Maccabi beat Beitar 2-1 while last season (2022/23) Maccabi recorded a 3-0 win over Hapoel Jerusalem. Both matches were staged at Teddy stadium to form a run of five Maccabi victories in succession on MD12.
