Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Hapoel Kfar Saba 3:0 in a club friendly match on 29 September 2026. The result extends a run of three consecutive victories for the hosts over their opponents this season. By then the pattern was already clear — Maccabi had turned Kfar Saba into something of a personal benchmark for their defensive work.
The match came just over six months after the first of those three 3-0 victories in March. Maccabi's recent form includes another win against Hapoel Maccabi Ashdod, though they also suffered defeats in their last two meetings with that side. To be fair, the friendly format meant no table implications, but the scoreline said plenty about where each team stood.
Hapoel Kfar Saba had been involved in some high-scoring affairs against El-Hod Hasharon, winning 16:14 before dropping 2:3 and then 3:2 in quick succession. That run of matches suggested they were not in the same shape as Maccabi, who had been keeping three clean sheets on the spin against their local rivals.
The visitors' record in this fixture was not going to change overnight. Three defeats in a row against the same对手, each time by the same margin, told the story without needing further explanation. Maccabi had felt the pressure in other matches this season, but against Kfar Saba they were left flat-footed for the opposition.
What mattered was the consistency. Maccabi's three straight 3-0 wins over Kfar Saba meant the relationship had soured for the visitors, who could not find a way past the home side's organisation. The scoreline was not a surprise to anyone who had watched those earlier encounters.
