This week marks 80 years since the first-ever encounter between the clubs which was played on May 11th 1946. Yosef Gurfinkel’s last-minute winner earned Maccabi a dramatic 3-2 victory on the way to winning the State Cup that season.
Both teams faced each other 143 times in the league as the overall record currently stands on 59 Maccabi victories, 42 draws, and 42 victories for Beitar. The overall goal tally currently stands on 208-155.
Maccabi played Beitar in six Championship Playoff matches at Bloomfield and won all six with an aggregate goal tally of 23-3. Overall, the teams met 15 times in the Playoff with Maccabi winning 8, drawing 2, and losing 5.
A total of 91 different Maccabi players scored against Beitar Jerusalem in league matches. Maccabi’s leading goalscorers against Beitar are Eran Zahavi and Avi Nimni with 15 goals each. Benny Tabak is third in the goalscoring chart with 13 goals against Beitar.
A total of 390 Maccabi players featured against Beitar Jerusalem in league action. Avi Nimni holds the appearance record with 30 matches, while Sheran Yeini is second with 29 appearances against Beitar.
Maccabi are heading into their final home match of the 2025/26 season. In 73 seasons since the the State of Israel was established, Maccabi’s record in the final home league match currently stands on 45 victories, 12 draws, and 16 defeats with a goal tally of 149-74. This will be the eighth time Maccabi face Beitar in their final home match of the season, with the current record standing at 5 Maccabi victories including last season’s 5-0 win and 2 Beitar victories.
Maccabi’s highest-ever victory over Beitar in all competitions was recorded during the 2000/01 Playoff match. Maccabi beat Beitar 7-0 Bloomfield with goals from Rodrigo Goldberg (2), Avi Nimni (2), Dedi Ben Dayan, Guy Tzarfati, and Baruch Dego.
