Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv will meet tonight (Thursday, 21:15) in the playoff final for the first time since 2005. Both finalists have a perfect 0-5 record in the playoffs so far, and perhaps the following statistic hints at how tight and tight this series can be.
Ten of the last 12 derbies have ended by single-digit margins (and seven of them have been decided by five points or less) Oded Ketch needs one win to become the Israeli coach who beat Maccabi Tel Tel Aviv the most times.