diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 728663b..e6d5c5a 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@
   <script src="/js/services/channelLanguageFusion.js?v=1"></script>
   <script src="/js/services/layaStatusPresentation.js?v=5"></script>
   <script src="/js/services/liveAnalysisPresentation.js?v=1"></script>
-  <script src="/js/services/liveChannelProjection.js?v=4"></script>
+  <script src="/js/services/liveChannelProjection.js?v=5"></script>
   <script src="/js/services/channelVariantGrouping.js?v=7"></script>
   <script src="/js/components/ChannelList.js?v=13"></script>
   <script src="/js/components/SourceManager.js?v=4"></script>
diff --git a/public/js/services/liveChannelProjection.js b/public/js/services/liveChannelProjection.js
index 763f0ef..c55feaa 100644
--- a/public/js/services/liveChannelProjection.js
+++ b/public/js/services/liveChannelProjection.js
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
     function normalizeSearch(value) {
         return String(value || '')
             .normalize('NFKD').replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '')
-            .toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, ' ').trim()
+            .toLowerCase()
+            .replace(/([a-z])([0-9])/g, '$1 $2')
+            .replace(/([0-9])([a-z])/g, '$1 $2')
+            .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, ' ').trim()
             .split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean)
             .map(token => token.length > 3 && token.endsWith('s') ? token.slice(0, -1) : token);
     }
@@ -20,7 +23,10 @@
                 variant.name, variant.tvgId, variant.categoryName, variant.groupTitle
             ])
         ].filter(Boolean).join(' '));
-        return wanted.every(token => corpus.some(candidate => candidate.includes(token)));
+        return wanted.every(token => corpus.some(candidate => {
+            if (/^\d+$/.test(token)) return /^\d+$/.test(candidate) && Number(candidate) === Number(token);
+            return candidate.includes(token);
+        }));
     }
 
     function normalizeLanguage(language) {
diff --git a/server/services/flexibleChannelSearch.js b/server/services/flexibleChannelSearch.js
index 54f519a..703246c 100644
--- a/server/services/flexibleChannelSearch.js
+++ b/server/services/flexibleChannelSearch.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 function normalizeSearch(value) {
     return String(value || '')
         .normalize('NFKD').replace(/[\u0300-\u036f]/g, '')
-        .toLowerCase().replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, ' ').trim()
+        .toLowerCase()
+        .replace(/([a-z])([0-9])/g, '$1 $2')
+        .replace(/([0-9])([a-z])/g, '$1 $2')
+        .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, ' ').trim()
         .split(/\s+/).filter(Boolean)
         .map(token => token.length > 3 && token.endsWith('s') ? token.slice(0, -1) : token);
 }
@@ -13,7 +16,10 @@ function matchesSearch(channel, query) {
         channel.displayName, channel.standardName, channel.fingerprint,
         ...(channel.variants || []).flatMap(variant => [variant.name, variant.tvgId, variant.categoryName])
     ].filter(Boolean).join(' '));
-    return wanted.every(token => corpus.some(candidate => candidate.includes(token)));
+    return wanted.every(token => corpus.some(candidate => {
+        if (/^\d+$/.test(token)) return /^\d+$/.test(candidate) && Number(candidate) === Number(token);
+        return candidate.includes(token);
+    }));
 }
 
 module.exports = { matchesSearch, normalizeSearch };
diff --git a/test/t27BeinSearchRegression.test.js b/test/t27BeinSearchRegression.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a857c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/t27BeinSearchRegression.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+const test = require('node:test');
+const assert = require('node:assert/strict');
+
+const backendSearch = require('../server/services/flexibleChannelSearch');
+const frontendProjection = require('../public/js/services/liveChannelProjection.js');
+
+function channel(displayName) {
+    return {
+        displayName,
+        standardName: displayName,
+        fingerprint: displayName.toLowerCase(),
+        variants: [{
+            name: `${displayName} HD`,
+            tvgId: displayName.replace(/\s+/g, '.').toLowerCase(),
+            categoryName: 'Sports',
+            groupTitle: 'Sports'
+        }]
+    };
+}
+
+test('backend beIN search keeps singular/plural tolerance without matching Max channels', () => {
+    assert.equal(backendSearch.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports 1'), 'bein sports 1'), true);
+    assert.equal(backendSearch.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports 1'), 'Bein Sport 1'), true);
+    assert.equal(backendSearch.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports Max 10'), 'bein sports 1'), false);
+    assert.equal(backendSearch.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports Max 4'), 'bein sports 1'), false);
+    assert.equal(backendSearch.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports 2'), 'bein sports 1'), false);
+    assert.equal(backendSearch.matchesSearch(channel('beINSports1'), 'bein sports 1'), true);
+    assert.equal(backendSearch.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports 01'), 'bein sports 1'), true);
+});
+
+test('frontend local beIN search mirrors backend Max-channel exclusion', () => {
+    assert.equal(frontendProjection.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports 1'), 'bein sports 1'), true);
+    assert.equal(frontendProjection.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports 1'), 'Bein Sport 1'), true);
+    assert.equal(frontendProjection.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports Max 10'), 'bein sports 1'), false);
+    assert.equal(frontendProjection.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports Max 4'), 'bein sports 1'), false);
+    assert.equal(frontendProjection.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports 2'), 'bein sports 1'), false);
+    assert.equal(frontendProjection.matchesSearch(channel('beINSports1'), 'bein sports 1'), true);
+    assert.equal(frontendProjection.matchesSearch(channel('beIN Sports 01'), 'bein sports 1'), true);
+});