Al Shamal host Al-Ahli Jeddah in the AFC Champions League. Al-Ahli have generally been the busier, more productive side going forward in recent weeks, while Al Shamal have found things harder going.
This meeting comes early in the group stage, with both sides only two matches into this campaign. Their broader form in the weeks either side of those games tells two quite different stories.
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Form lines pulling in opposite directions
Al-Ahli Jeddah have won nine of their last twenty matches across all competitions, drawn four and lost seven, scoring 39 goals along the way. Their recent run has been strong too, with four wins in five before a narrow defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in the Intercontinental Cup.
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Al Shamal: 20 completed matches; Al-Ahli Jeddah: 20 completed matches.
Al Shamal
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 35
- Conceded
- 39
- Difference
- -4
Al-Ahli Jeddah
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 38
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- +8
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League Elite | Esteghlal FC | Al Shamal | 03.11.2026 | 1-0 |
| Stars League | Al Sadd | Al Shamal | 30.10.2026 | 4-1 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Al Shamal | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 27.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Qatar SC | 23.10.2026 | 2-3 |
| Stars League | Lusail City | Al Shamal | 17.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Tractor Sazi | Al Shamal | 12.10.2026 | 0-0 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Al-Duhail SC | 08.10.2026 | 0-4 |
| QSL Cup | Al Shamal | Muaither SC | 01.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| QSL Cup | Al Bidda SC | Al Shamal | 22.09.2026 | 0-4 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Al Shamal | Al-Ittihad FC | 14.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League Elite | Al Sadd | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 02.11.2026 | 0-0 |
| Pro League | Al Shabab | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 30.10.2026 | 6-1 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Al-Ahli Jeddah | Al-Gharafa | 26.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Ahli Jeddah | Al Khaleej Saihat | 23.10.2026 | 4-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Fayha | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 19.10.2026 | 2-3 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Al-Wasl FC | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 12.10.2026 | 1-3 |
| Pro League | Al-Fateh | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 09.10.2026 | 0-4 |
| FIFA Intercontinental Cup | Mamelodi Sundowns | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 19.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | Al-Ahli Jeddah | Pakhtakor | 14.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Pro League | Al-Ahli Jeddah | Al-Hazm | 11.09.2026 | 3-1 |
Al Shamal's record over the same number of games reads more evenly: seven wins, six draws and seven losses, with goals split close to fifty-fifty at 34 for and 36 against. Their last six matches have brought just one win, two draws and three defeats, including a couple of games where they shipped four goals.
Al-Ahli look to have the more encouraging recent momentum of the two, even allowing for that one damaging loss.
Comparative Team Statistics: Al Shamal vs Al-Ahli Jeddah
Early days in the group table
With only two matches played in this stage, Al-Ahli Jeddah sit on four points from a win and a draw, while Al Shamal have two points from a pair of draws. It's a small sample, so it's worth treating as an early snapshot rather than a settled picture of either side's continental form.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Region | |||||||
| 1 | Al Ain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10/2 | 9 |
| 2 | Shabab Al Ahli Dubai | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5/1 | 9 |
| 3 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6/3 | 7 |
| 4 | Esteghlal FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5/3 | 6 |
| 5 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5/4 | 6 |
| 6 | Al Shamal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4/2 | 5 |
| 7 | Al-Qadisiyah FC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4/3 | 5 |
| 8 | Al-Ittihad FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/4 | 4 |
| 9 | Al-Nassr | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3/5 | 3 |
| 10 | Neftchi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3/5 | 3 |
| 11 | Al Quwa Al Jawiya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2/5 | 3 |
| 12 | Pakhtakor | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 | 2 |
| 13 | Tractor Sazi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 | 1 |
| 14 | Al Sadd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/6 | 1 |
| 15 | Al-Gharafa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3/6 | 0 |
| 16 | Al-Wasl FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2/5 | 0 |
What this points to
Al-Ahli's recent scoring numbers and their steadier start in the group suggest they should carry a goal threat into this one. Al Shamal, by contrast, have often been involved in tight, low-scoring games when they've avoided a heavy defeat, which fits a side still searching for consistency.
None of that guarantees a particular outcome, especially with the match still some weeks away and plenty of games for both sides to play before then.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Murillo | Colombia | 34 | Defender | 182 cm | 78 kg |
| Álex Collado | Spain | 27 | Midfielder | 178 | 67 |
| R. Mahrez | Algeria | 35 | Midfielder | 179 | 67 |
| Y. Sabaly | Senegal | 33 | n/a | 175 | 67 |
| Luis Alberto | Spain | 34 | Attacker | 185 | 78 |
| Mohammed Al Bakri | Qatar | 29 | Goalkeeper | 181 | 73 |
| Abdelkarim Hassan | Qatar | 33 | Defender | 185 | 82 |
| O. Ebrahimi | Iran | 39 | Midfielder | 178 | 77 |
| B. Bounedjah | Algeria | 34 | Attacker | 183 | 82 |
| Gelson Dala | Angola | 30 | Attacker | 175 cm | 65 kg |
| Hamdi Fathy | Egypt | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| W. Saïd | France | 31 | Midfielder | 171 | 72 |
| Tiago Silva | Portugal | 33 | Midfielder | 172 | 62 |
| Hussain Bahzad | Qatar | 28 | Defender | ||
| Ali Asad | Qatar | 33 | Midfielder | 175 | 63 |
| Ahmed Sayyar | Qatar | 33 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 60 kg |
| Murad Naji Hussein | Qatar | 35 | Defender | 175 | 74 |
| Abdullah Abdulsalam | Qatar | 29 | Midfielder | 177 | 69 |
| Fahad Waad | Iraq | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Nasser Al Yazidi | Qatar | 26 | Midfielder | 179 cm | n/a |
| Rabeh Boussafi | Qatar | 26 | Attacker | 171 | 63 |
| Khalid Muneer | Qatar | 28 | Attacker | 172 | 60 |
| Saoud Al Khater | Qatar | 35 | Goalkeeper | 175 | 76 |
| Adel Bader Al Ahmad | Qatar | 29 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 70 kg |
| Moufak Awad | Qatar | 29 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Ahmed Suhail | Qatar | 27 | Defender | 184 | 72 |
| Musaab Khidir | Qatar | 33 | Defender | 176 cm | 60 kg |
| Lucas Mendes | Brazil | 36 | Defender | 183 | 82 |
| Almahdi Ali | Qatar | 34 | Defender | 188 | 87 |
| A. Laïdouni | Tunisia | 29 | Midfielder | 184 | 80 |
| Pablo Marí | Spain | 33 | Defender | 193 | 87 |
| M. Ben Romdhane | Tunisia | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| Ahmed Fadel | Qatar | 33 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Abdullah El Rady | Qatar | 28 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Michel Termanini | Palestine | 28 | Defender | 185 | 80 |
| A. Assal | Morocco | 24 | Midfielder | 172 cm | 65 kg |
| Omar Ali | Qatar | 34 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Hrimat | Morocco | 32 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Benaïssa | Algeria | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ali Mohammed | Qatar | 23 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Abdulrahman Raafat | Qatar | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Omair Al Sayed | Qatar | 26 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Ahmad Al Saeed | Qatar | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| B. Seck | Guinea | 31 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Nabil Irfan | Qatar | 22 | Defender | 181 cm | 69 kg |
| Yousef Mohammed Ramadan | Qatar | 34 | Goalkeeper | ||
| M. Omar | Algeria | 22 | Midfielder | 164 cm | n/a |
| A. Bounacer | Algeria | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Zouhzouh | Morocco | 26 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| Yousef El Khatib | Qatar | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Omar Al Osad | Jordan | 23 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 70 kg |
| P. Calione | Uruguay | 20 | Defender | 189 | 86 |
| R. Berkane | Algeria | 23 | Attacker | 193 | n/a |
| Mohammed Ibrahim | Spain | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. S. Al-Mughanni | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| F. Bais | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| É. Mendy | Senegal | 34 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 86 |
| I. Toney | England | 30 | Attacker | 185 | 88 |
| Ibañez | Brazil | 27 | Defender | 185 | 73 |
| M. Demiral | Türkiye | 28 | Defender | 190 | 86 |
| Trincão | Portugal | 26 | Midfielder | 184 | 76 |
| Galeno | Brazil | 29 | Midfielder | 179 | 69 |
| E. Spertsyan | Armenia | 26 | Midfielder | 178 | 66 |
| Feras Al Brikan | Saudi Arabia | 26 | Attacker | 185 | 79 |
| A. Bondarenko | Ukraine | 26 | Midfielder | 182 | 73 |
| Ziyad Al Johani | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 61 |
| Saad Yaslam | Saudi Arabia | 26 | Defender | 165 | 60 |
| Abdullah Radif | Saudi Arabia | 23 | Attacker | 187 | 70 |
| Abdulrahman Al Sanbi | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Goalkeeper | 181 | 78 |
| Waheb Saleh | Saudi Arabia | 24 | Midfielder | 171 | 61 |
| Rayane Hamidou | Malawi | 24 | Defender | 177 | 79 |
| V. Atangana Edoa | France | 21 | Midfielder | 173 | 68 |
| Matheus Gonçalves | Brazil | 21 | Attacker | 177 | 74 |
| Mohammed Bakor | Saudi Arabia | 22 | Defender | 180 | 72 |
| Zakaria Al Hawsawi | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Defender | 173 | 70 |
| Naif Masoud | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| Makaya Ibrahima Diaby | Guinea | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Ricardo Mathias | Brazil | 20 | Attacker | 195 | 88 |
| Ramez Al Attar | Saudi Arabia | 20 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| Mohammed Yousef | Saudi Arabia | 23 | Defender | 170 | 70 |
| Saeed Baattia | Saudi Arabia | 26 | Defender | 177 | 71 |
| Abdullah Abdo | Saudi Arabia | 24 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 85 |
| Meshal Al Mutairi | Saudi Arabia | 27 | Attacker | 170 cm | 70 kg |
| A. Kinteh | Gambia | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| R. Al Attar | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Al Jadany | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Faisal Fallatah | Saudi Arabia | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Al-Ahli Jeddah look the sharper side on recent evidence, with better underlying form and a stronger start to the group. Al Shamal's recent run has been shakier, with more losses than wins and goals conceded in bunches.
That gap in form is worth noting, but with no market on the table and only a small group-stage sample to lean on, there's nothing here to back with confidence. We'll leave this one alone for now.
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