164 –  League encounters against Maccabi Haifa – the most played league encounter. The record: 68 Maccabi victories, 48 draws and 48 victories to Haifa. Goals: 237 for and 203 against.

14 – The longest league run (record) of unbeaten matches Maccabi has against Maccabi Haifa (since January 2017 – 10 wins and 4 draws).

This is the second time Maccabi reaches a run of 14 successive unbeaten matches against Maccabi Haifa with the previous run recorded between March 2013 and May 2016. Maccabi Haifa has an unbeaten run of 10 matches against Maccabi recorded between April 2006 and April 2009.

14 – A record run of matches I succession a Maccabi player hasn’t lost to Haifa. The record is currently held by two players: Eran Zahavi and Avi Rikan who made 14 appearances against Maccabi Haifa without a defeat.

8 – Successive number of victories Maccabi has over the Haifaites at Bloomfield stadium – another amazing record. Maccabi holds a longer run of 10 successive victories over Bnei Sachnin at Bloomfield.

384 is the number of players who appeared for Maccabi against Maccabi Haifa. Sheran Yeini holds the record number of appearances against Maccabi Haifa with 36. Yeini’s record against Haifa is also the all-time Maccabi record of appearances against a certain opponent.

22 – The number of goals Shiye Glazer scored against Maccabi Haifa – the all-time leading scorer against Haifa. Eran Zahavi is ranked with 10 goals while Avi Nimni scored 9 goals against Haifa.

Reinier Robbemond (48), and Dennis Gentenaar (45) were today appointed as Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Assistant and Goalkeeping Coach respectively, and will join Patrick van Leeuwen’s coaching staff.

Maccabi’s Head Coach, Patrick Van Leeuwen, told the club’s official website: “I am pleased to have Reinier and Dennis join our existing professional staff. They have the experience and qualities as coaches to help us achieve our goals for this season.”

Reinier Robbemond, is an experienced coach who spent all his playing and coaching career in Holland working at PSV Eindhoven as a first team Assistant Coach to Mark van Bommel between 2018 – 2019. He began his coaching career in 2009 shortly after his retirement as he joined the Youth Academy of AZ Alkmaar where spent five seasons before joining the Dutch FA as the Assistant coach of the national U-18’s. He returned to AZ as the Head Coach of the U-23’s between 2013-15, was then appointed as Head Coach for second division side FC Oss (15/16). Robbemond, then started at Willem II as Assistant Coach and was promoted to caretaker and Head Coach in 2018 before switching to PSV.

Robbemond made his first footballing footsteps at the youth academies of Dordrecht and Feyenoord before making his senior debut for his boyhood town in 1990. After six seasons at Dordrecht (1990-96) he moved to FC Utrecht (1996-2001) before joining AZ Alkmaar (2001-04). In 2005 Robbemond moved to De Graafschap and having played until 2009 ended his playing career with a total of 29 goals and 412 appearances.

Gentenaar, who last season worked in the United Arab Emirates as GK coach at Abu Dhabi based club Al Wahda FC under Maurice Steijn, Manolo Jimenez and Mark Wotte, previously coached at Ajax Amsterdam’s Youth Academy, AFC Amsterdam. He began his playing career as a goalkeeper with NEC Nijmegen, joined German giants Borussia Dortmund, returned to Holland and played for Ajax Amsterdam, VVV Venlo, Almere City FC, returned to NEC and retired at the end of the 2013/14 season.

Four days before Wednesday’s top of the table clash against Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi recorded an important victory over Maccabi Netanya on Saturday. 

Dor Peretz, will be sidelined from the match as the 25midfielder will serve a one-match touchline-ban said shortly after scoring one of the goals in the 3-1 victory over Netanya. “It will be tough to watch my teammates from the stands especially at such a match, but I full trust them to do the job”, Peretz said after the game. “It was freezing on the pitch tonight, one of the coldest matches I ever played in but what managed to warm our hearts was our performance especially during 75-80 minutes. We were ready, committed and did what we had to do. The goal was only a little added bonus to a great team effort”.