Match records
There have been 106 matches between the two sides in league play. The Record: 50 Maccabi wins, 31 draws and 25 Beer Sheva victories. Goal Differential: 156:95 for Maccabi
Maccabi’s record against Beer Sheva in Playoff/3rd Round matches: 8 wins, 6 draws, 2 losses (both last season).
Prime Time
The upcoming contest will be the 21st straight time that the club’s will be featured as the “Match of the Week” on TV. This is the longest record ever since the broadcasts began in the 1990’s!
The first match between the clubs: 3:0 win for Maccabi in the State Cup Semifinal in 1961/62.
The biggest win: 5:0 twice – in 1995/96 and 2012/13.
Top Players
There have been 60 players to date who have scored for Maccabi against Beer Sheva. The goal scoring leader: Benny Tabak with 9 goals.
Three players in Yellow & Blue have scored a hat-trick against Beer Sheva in league action: Yevgeni Kashentsev in 1995/96, Benny Tabak in 1988/89 and Moshe Schweitzer.
Appearance leader: Eli Driks and Benny Tabak with 28 appearances each.
In the current squad: Sheran Yeini with 22 appearances. (4th all-time)
17 Maccabi players made their Yellow & Blue debuts against Beer Sheva, four of them are part of the current squad: Sheran Yeini, Avi Rikan, Aaron Schoenfeld and Predrag Rajikovic.
The youngest player to appear against Beer Sheva: Boni Ginzburg -16 years & 1 month.
The oldest player to appear against Beer Sheva: Shura Uvarov – 38 years & 1 month.
