Sunday’s forthcoming league encounter against Beitar Jerusale, will be the 170th match between Maccabi and Beitar in all competitions. The record currently stands on 76 Maccabi victories, 50 defeats and 43 matches that ended in a draw with a total goal tally of 254–180.

Both sides met each other in the league 140 times with Maccabi winning 59, Beitar winning 40 while 41 matches ended in a draw as the total goal tally currently stands on 204–145.
Of the 68 league matches Maccabi hosted, they won 35 drawn 20 with Beitar winning 13 and a goal difference of 127–68.

Maccabi won 8 of the last 10 home matches against Beitar, with 2 ending in a draw including a 5–0 victory on the final day of the season that sealed the Championship title. Eran Zahavi scored a brace, Dor Peretz, Dor Turgeman added a goal each while a Beitar player contributing with an own goal.

A total of 72 players played for both clubs in league matches as Avishay Cohen and Ion Nicolaescu the current squad members who previously featured for Beitar.

Over the years 378 players have worn Maccabi’s shirt against Beitar in league matches. Avi Nimni featured more than any Maccabi player with 30 appearances, followed by Sheran Yinei (29) and Eli Driks (27).

87 Maccabi players have against Beitar with Eran Zahavi and Avi Nimni, sharing top spot with 15 goals each while Benny Tabak is ranked third with 13 goals against Beitar to his name.

Maccabi’s highest victory over Beitar was recorded in the 2000/01 season Playoffs — a 7–0 victory at Bloomfield. Rodrigo Goldberg (2), Avi Nimni (2), Dedi Ben Dayan, Guy Tzarfati, and Baruch Dego were all on target.

In the 1954/55 season, Maccabi beat Beitar 6–0, and recorded two 5–0 victories, one at the end of last season and another in 2012/13.

There have been only two meetings between Maccabi and Beitar in Matchweek 10: Maccabi beat Beitar 1–0 at Bloomfield in the 1970/71 season with Moshe Assis scoring the only goal of the game. In the 1988/89 season, Maccabi won 4–0 at Bloomfield with Benny Tabak (2) brace, Eli Driks, and Haim Goldberg on target.