Match Report
Before the match
Al Sadd came into the game with four wins and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring 19 goals and conceding ten. On 14 September, Al Sadd recorded a 3-0 defeat visiting Esteghlal FC; their biggest win in that spell was 6-2 away to Qatar SC on 28 August.
Al Sadd's away from home game on 14 September (AFC Champions League) ended 0-3 against Esteghlal FC, with zero goals for and three against. On 10 September, Al-Sailiya faced Al Sadd in Qatar Stars League: Al Sadd won 6-3 away from home, having scored six and conceded three. Qatar Stars League, 5 September brought a home meeting with Al-Gharafa; Al Sadd won 4-1, a return of four goals scored and one conceded. Al Sadd visited Qatar SC on 28 August (Qatar Stars League) and won 6-2; their goals totalled six, compared with two conceded. Al Ahli Doha travelled to face Al Sadd (Qatar Stars League) on 22 August. For Al Sadd, the score was 3-1: three goals scored, one allowed.
five goals for and seven against accompanied Al-Arabi SC's one win, three draws and one defeat across five outings. A 0-0 draw at home to Qatar SC (12 September) was their most recent result.
Qatar SC travelled to face Al-Arabi SC (Qatar Stars League) on 12 September. For Al-Arabi SC, the score was 0-0: zero goals scored, zero allowed. 2-0 was Al-Arabi SC's result against Al-Sailiya on 3 September (Qatar Stars League), playing away from home; Al-Arabi SC won, with two scored to zero conceded. The 29 August fixture (Qatar Stars League) paired Al-Arabi SC with Al-Duhail SC. Al-Arabi SC drew 1-1 away from home, netting one goal while conceding one. Playing at home against Al Shamal (Qatar Stars League), Al-Arabi SC finished 2-2 on 21 August. Their score comprised two goals, against two from the opposition. 27 April: Al-Arabi SC lost 0-4 against Al-Rayyan SC away from home in Qatar Stars League, scoring zero goals and allowing four.
Earlier results between these sides included a 2-1 home win for Al-Arabi SC on 17 March and a 3-1 away win for Al-Arabi SC on 25 October 2025.
After the match
Al-Arabi SC edged past Al Sadd 3-2 at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha on 9 October 2026. Pablo Sarabia opened the scoring inside the first 4 minutes for Al-Arabi SC, set up by Rodrigo Sánchez Rodríguez, to make it 1-0. Roberto Firmino levelled it inside the first 12 minutes for Al Sadd, set up by Alessio Romagnoli, to make it 1-1. Al-Arabi SC regained the lead through Pablo Sarabia inside the first 13 minutes, set up by Oussama Tannane, to make it 2-1. With the 4th goal, Al Sadd drew level through Agustin soria in the 42nd minute, set up by Akram Afif, to make it 2-2. With the 5th goal, Al-Arabi SC restored the lead through Oussama Tannane 47 minutes into the game to make it 3-2. Marwan Sherif Hassan (28') and Agustin soria (36') were booked. Our current Elo ratings make Al Sadd clearly the stronger side, by 206 rating points over Al-Arabi SC, even though it was Al-Arabi SC who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Al-Arabi SC only an 8.1% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes. Al-Arabi SC are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form. By expected goals the balance of play sat the other way: 1.44 to 0.7. Al Sadd picked up one yellow card. Al Sadd: five substitutions. Al-Arabi SC picked up one yellow card. Al-Arabi SC: five substitutions.