For Maccabi Tel Aviv's Under-19s and 17s, this Saturday promises intriguing encounters against fellow pacesetters in their respective leagues, Maccabi Haifa

After two consecutive victories away from home, Maccabi Tel Aviv "Shachar" will return home this Saturday to the Kiryat Shalom training ground for an intriguing encounter against the Under-19's of Maccabi Haifa for a match to be broadcast at 12pm on Israeli sports channel Sport 5. Maccabi Tel Aviv "Oded", who trail leaders Maccabi Haifa in the national Under-17 Premier League in second place by two points, will also be seeing green this week-end, in their case away from home at Maccabi Haifa's Ketsef training complex at 11am. Maccabi "Eli Fuchs", current leaders of the nationwide Under-16 League South, will play away on Saturday to Maccabi Emek Hefer at Kibbutz Givat Haim at 10.15pm. Maccabi's two Under-15 teams will part ways on Saturday: "Eldad" will host Beitar Jerusalem on the synthetic pitch at Kiryat Shalom at 8.30am while Team 2 head north to Kfar Blum to play Hapoel Kiryat Shmona at 10.30am.

Among Maccabi's younger competitors, the two Under-14 teams will also be hosting counterparts from Haifa this Saturday. Team South welcome Maccabi Haifa at 10.15am and Team North play Hapoel Haifa at 10.30am. The Under-13 Team North will visit Hapoel Ra'anana at 10.45pm and Team South remain at Kiryat Shalom to host Beitar Jerusalem at 8.30am.