Match Report
Before the match
15 goals for and five against accompanied Al-Ahli Jeddah's four wins and one draw across five outings, an unbeaten run. A 4-1 win at home to Al Khaleej Saihat (23 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 away to Al-Fateh on 9 October.
Al Khaleej Saihat travelled to face Al-Ahli Jeddah (Saudi Pro League) on 23 October. For Al-Ahli Jeddah, the score was 4-1: four goals scored, one allowed. 3-2 was Al-Ahli Jeddah's result against Al-Fayha on 19 October (Saudi Pro League), playing away from home; Al-Ahli Jeddah won, with three scored to two conceded. The 12 October fixture (AFC Champions League) paired Al-Ahli Jeddah with Al-Wasl FC. Al-Ahli Jeddah won 3-1 away from home, netting three goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against Al-Fateh (Saudi Pro League), Al-Ahli Jeddah finished 4-0 on 9 October. Their score comprised four goals, against zero from the opposition. 14 September: Al-Ahli Jeddah drew 1-1 against Pakhtakor at home in AFC Champions League, scoring one goal and allowing one.
six goals for and nine against accompanied Al-Gharafa's two draws and three defeats across five outings, a winless run. A 2-2 draw at home to Al Ahli Doha (22 October) was their most recent result.
22 October: Al-Gharafa drew 2-2 against Al Ahli Doha at home in Qatar Stars League, scoring two goals and allowing two. Against Al-Rayyan SC in Qatar Stars League, Al-Gharafa scored zero and conceded zero on 18 October; the at home result was 0-0. Al-Gharafa's at home game on 12 October (AFC Champions League) ended 1-2 against Esteghlal FC, with one goal for and two against. On 8 October, Al Wakrah faced Al-Gharafa in Qatar Stars League: Al-Gharafa lost 2-3 away from home, having scored two and conceded three. AFC Champions League, 15 September brought an away meeting with Al-Hilal Saudi FC; Al-Gharafa lost 1-2, a return of one goal scored and two conceded.
Previous meetings in our records: a 4-0 home win for Al-Ahli Jeddah on 20 October 2025 and a 4-2 home win for Al-Ahli Jeddah on 17 February 2025.
After the match
Al-Ahli Jeddah edged past Al-Gharafa 2-1 on 26 October 2026. Ivan Toney opened the scoring inside the first 4 minutes for Al-Ahli Jeddah, set up by Eduard Spertsyan, to make it 1-0. Florinel Coman levelled it 53 minutes into the game for Al-Gharafa, set up by Saifeldeen Fadlalla, to make it 1-1. Al-Ahli Jeddah regained the lead through Matheus Gonçalves Martins late on, in the 86th minute to make it 2-1. Seydou Sano (77') was sent off. 7 players were booked, among them Fabricio Díaz (18'), Ivan Toney (29'), Hyun-Soo Jang (42'), Seydou Sano (70'), Saad Yaslam Balobaid (74') and Abdulrahman Al-Rashidi (89'). The rating gap is a wide one: our current Elo ratings have Al-Ahli Jeddah 387 points stronger than Al-Gharafa. Al-Ahli Jeddah's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 85.6% for a win in this pairing. Al-Ahli Jeddah: two yellow cards. five changes were recorded for Al-Ahli Jeddah. Al-Gharafa: five yellow cards and one red card. four changes were recorded for Al-Gharafa.