Match Report
Before the match
ten goals for and five against accompanied Al-Ittihad FC's three wins, one draw and one defeat across five outings. A 1-1 draw away to Abha (30 October) was their most recent result; their biggest win in that spell was 4-1 away to Al-Ettifaq on 20 October.
Abha hosted Al-Ittihad FC (Saudi Pro League) on 30 October. For Al-Ittihad FC, the score was 1-1: one goal scored, one allowed. 2-1 was Al-Ittihad FC's result against Neftchi on 26 October (AFC Champions League), playing away from home; Al-Ittihad FC won, with two scored to one conceded. The 23 October fixture (Saudi Pro League) paired Al-Ittihad FC with Al Diriyah. Al-Ittihad FC won 2-0 at home, netting two goals while conceding zero. Playing away from home against Al-Ettifaq (Saudi Pro League), Al-Ittihad FC finished 4-1 on 20 October. Their score comprised four goals, against one from the opposition. 13 October: Al-Ittihad FC lost 1-2 against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai at home in AFC Champions League, scoring one goal and allowing two.
Al Ain's previous five results comprised three wins and two defeats. Their goal totals were 12 scored and 7 conceded. Tractor Sazi were their latest opponents, at home on 26 October: a 2-1 win; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Al-Nassr on 15 September.
2-1 was Al Ain's result against Tractor Sazi on 26 October (AFC Champions League), playing at home; Al Ain won, with two scored to one conceded. The 22 October fixture (UAE President's Cup) paired Al Ain with Shabab Al Ahli Dubai. Al Ain lost 2-3 away from home, netting two goals while conceding three. Playing away from home against Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (UAE Pro League), Al Ain finished 0-2 on 17 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against two from the opposition. 12 October: Al Ain won 4-1 against Al Quwa Al Jawiya away from home in AFC Champions League, scoring four goals and allowing one. Against Al-Nassr in AFC Champions League, Al Ain scored four and conceded zero on 15 September; the at home result was 4-0.
After the match
Al Ain comfortably beat Al-Ittihad FC 4-1 on 2 November 2026. Alejandro Romero Gamarra opened the scoring in the 17th minute for Al Ain to make it 1-0. Rafa Rodrigues added to the tally in the 42nd minute for Al Ain, set up by Alejandro Romero Gamarra, to make it 2-0. Marwan Al-Sahafi pulled one back 53 minutes into the game for Al-Ittihad FC, set up by Houssem Aouar, to make it 1-2. With the 4th goal, Al Ain extended the lead through Jan-Carlo Simić (an own goal) 58 minutes into the game to make it 3-1. Matías Palacios scored the 5th goal for Al Ain from the penalty spot late on, in the 90th minute as they extended the lead to make it 4-1. Valentino Lazaro (57') and Muath Faquihi (89') were booked. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Al Ain only a 29.4% chance in this pairing, less than one in three. Al-Ittihad FC: one yellow card. Al-Ittihad FC made five changes. Al Ain picked up one yellow card. The substitution total for Al Ain was five.