Match Report
Before the match
four goals for and seven against accompanied Al-Fayha's three draws and two defeats across five outings, a winless run. A 2-0 defeat away to Al Khaleej Saihat (15 October) was their most recent result.
The 15 October fixture (Saudi Pro League) paired Al-Fayha with Al Khaleej Saihat. Al-Fayha lost 0-2 away from home, netting zero goals while conceding two. Playing at home against Al Riyadh (Saudi Pro League), Al-Fayha finished 1-1 on 11 October. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition. 12 September: Al-Fayha drew 0-0 against Al Shabab away from home in Saudi Pro League, scoring zero goals and allowing zero. Against Al-Ittihad FC in Saudi Pro League, Al-Fayha scored one and conceded two on 8 September; the away from home result was 1-2. Al-Fayha's at home game on 3 September (Saudi Pro League) ended 2-2 against Al Kholood, with two goals for and two against.
Al-Ahli Jeddah's previous five results comprised three wins, one draw and one defeat. Their goal totals were 13 scored and 6 conceded. Al-Wasl FC were their latest opponents, away on 12 October: a 3-1 win; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 away to Al-Fateh on 9 October.
3-1 was Al-Ahli Jeddah's result against Al-Wasl FC on 12 October (AFC Champions League), playing away from home; Al-Ahli Jeddah won, with three scored to one conceded. The 9 October fixture (Saudi Pro League) paired Al-Ahli Jeddah with Al-Fateh. Al-Ahli Jeddah won 4-0 away from home, netting four goals while conceding zero. Playing at home against Pakhtakor (AFC Champions League), Al-Ahli Jeddah finished 1-1 on 14 September. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition. 11 September: Al-Ahli Jeddah won 3-1 against Al-Hazm at home in Saudi Pro League, scoring three goals and allowing one. Against Al-Qadisiyah FC in Saudi Pro League, Al-Ahli Jeddah scored two and conceded three on 8 September; the away from home result was 2-3.
The last two recorded meetings were a 1-1 draw at Al-Fayha on 8 April and a 2-0 home win for Al-Ahli Jeddah on 30 December 2025.
After the match
Al-Ahli Jeddah edged past Al-Fayha 3-2 on 19 October 2026. Hugo Moura opened the scoring in the 44th minute for Al-Fayha, set up by Ahmed Bamasud, to make it 1-0. Artem Bondarenko levelled it 48 minutes into the game for Al-Ahli Jeddah, set up by Saad Yaslam Balobaid, to make it 1-1. Firas Al-Buraikan put Al-Ahli Jeddah in front from the penalty spot 59 minutes into the game to make it 2-1. With the 4th goal, Al-Fayha drew level through Jason Remeseiro 65 minutes into the game to make it 2-2. With the 5th goal, Al-Ahli Jeddah restored the lead through Artem Bondarenko 70 minutes into the game, set up by Valentin Atangana Edoa, to make it 3-2. Alfa Semedo (19') was booked. The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Al-Ahli Jeddah 390 points stronger than Al-Fayha. Al-Ahli Jeddah: 78.3% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. Al-Ahli Jeddah are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Saudi Pro League and the 2026/27 AFC Champions League. Expected goals put the gap at 0.69 to 3.43. Al-Fayha: one yellow card. four changes were recorded for Al-Fayha. The substitution total for Al-Ahli Jeddah was five. The scoring record shows one lead change. Al-Ahli Jeddah won after falling behind.