Match Report
Before the match
Al Shahaniya: two wins, one draw and two defeats over five games; ten goals scored, nine conceded. Latest: a 1-1 draw away to Al-Duhail SC on 12 September; their biggest win in that spell was 3-0 at home to Al Kharaitiyat on 8 May.
Against Al-Duhail SC in Qatar Stars League, Al Shahaniya scored one and conceded one on 12 September; the away from home result was 1-1. Al Shahaniya's away from home game on 4 September (Qatar Stars League) ended 2-4 against Al Shamal, with two goals for and four against. On 29 August, Al-Sailiya faced Al Shahaniya in Qatar Stars League: Al Shahaniya won 3-2 at home, having scored three and conceded two. Qatar Stars League, 21 August brought an away meeting with Al-Gharafa; Al Shahaniya lost 1-2, a return of one goal scored and two conceded. Al Shahaniya hosted Al Kharaitiyat on 8 May (Qatar Stars League) and won 3-0; their goals totalled three, compared with zero conceded.
Lusail City came into the game with one win, two draws and one defeat from their last four outings, scoring seven goals and conceding four. On 11 September, Lusail City recorded a 0-0 draw visiting Al-Gharafa; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Al Wakrah on 4 September.
11 September: Lusail City drew 0-0 against Al-Gharafa away from home in Qatar Stars League, scoring zero goals and allowing zero. Against Al Wakrah in Qatar Stars League, Lusail City scored four and conceded zero on 4 September; the at home result was 4-0. Lusail City's away from home game on 28 August (Qatar Stars League) ended 3-3 against Al Ahli Doha, with three goals for and three against. On 20 August, Al-Rayyan SC faced Lusail City in Qatar Stars League: Lusail City lost 0-1 away from home, having scored zero and conceded one.
After the match
Al Shahaniya edged past Lusail City 1-0 on 10 October 2026. Mohamed Abdelfatah Surag opened the scoring 54 minutes into the game for Al Shahaniya, set up by Jawad El Jemili, to make it 1-0. Ibrahima Diallo (45'), Moameen Mutasem (81') and Hamidreza Firouzi (89') were booked. By expected goals the balance of play sat the other way: 0.94 to 1.04. Al Shahaniya: two yellow cards. two changes were recorded for Al Shahaniya. The card tally for Lusail City was one yellow card. five changes were recorded for Lusail City. Al Shahaniya finished with a clean sheet.