Match Report
Before the match
11 goals for and seven against accompanied Al Shamal's two wins and three draws across five outings, an unbeaten run. A 1-1 draw at home to Al-Ittihad FC (14 September) was their most recent result.
14 September: Al Shamal drew 1-1 against Al-Ittihad FC at home in AFC Champions League, scoring one goal and allowing one. Against Al Wakrah in Qatar Stars League, Al Shamal scored one and conceded one on 10 September; the at home result was 1-1. Al Shamal's at home game on 4 September (Qatar Stars League) ended 4-2 against Al Shahaniya, with four goals for and two against. On 27 August, Al-Gharafa faced Al Shamal in Qatar Stars League: Al Shamal won 3-1 away from home, having scored three and conceded one. Qatar Stars League, 21 August brought an away meeting with Al-Arabi SC; Al Shamal drew 2-2, a return of two goals scored and two conceded.
Al-Duhail SC: two wins and three draws over five games; seven goals scored, four conceded, unbeaten. Latest: a 1-1 draw at home to Al Shahaniya on 12 September.
Playing at home against Al Shahaniya (Qatar Stars League), Al-Duhail SC finished 1-1 on 12 September. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition. 5 September: Al-Duhail SC drew 1-1 against Al-Rayyan SC away from home in Qatar Stars League, scoring one goal and allowing one. Against Al-Arabi SC in Qatar Stars League, Al-Duhail SC scored one and conceded one on 29 August; the at home result was 1-1. Al-Duhail SC's at home game on 22 August (Qatar Stars League) ended 2-0 against Al-Sailiya, with two goals for and zero against. On 27 April, Qatar SC faced Al-Duhail SC in Qatar Stars League: Al-Duhail SC won 2-1 away from home, having scored two and conceded one.
Earlier results between these sides included a 3-1 away win for Al-Duhail SC on 17 March and a 2-0 home win for Al-Duhail SC on 25 October 2025.
After the match
Al-Duhail SC overwhelmed Al Shamal 4-0 on 8 October 2026. Krzysztof Piątek opened the scoring inside the first 14 minutes for Al-Duhail SC to make it 1-0. Sekou Oumar Yansané added to the tally 67 minutes into the game for Al-Duhail SC, set up by Ibrahima Bamba, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Al-Duhail SC extended the lead through Almoez Ali 72 minutes into the game, set up by Krzysztof Piątek, to make it 3-0. Mubarak Shanan Hamza scored the 4th goal for Al-Duhail SC late on, in the 90th minute as they extended the lead, set up by Marco Verratti, to make it 4-0. Lucas Tuta (3'), Tiago Silva (37'), Marco Verratti (71') and Jeison Murillo (93') were booked. On current ratings the model puts Al-Duhail SC at around 2 gols in this pairing; they scored 4 here. Al-Duhail SC are unbeaten in the latest 6 matches of their recorded form in the 2025/26 Qatar Stars League, the 2025/26 AFC Champions League and the 2026/27 Qatar Stars League. Al Shamal picked up two yellow cards. Al Shamal: five substitutions. Al-Duhail SC picked up two yellow cards. The substitution total for Al-Duhail SC was four. Al-Duhail SC kept their opponents scoreless.