Al Shamal host Qatar SC in the Qatar Stars League. Al Shamal have made a decent start to the new campaign, while Qatar SC have found life a lot harder in the early rounds.
These two have met plenty of times down the years, and nothing about the recent head-to-heads points firmly one way. It leaves a fixture where the current form and the shared history don't quite tell the same story.
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Two very different recent runs
Looking across their last 20 matches in all competitions, Al Shamal have won nine, drawn five and lost six, scoring 38 and conceding 32. Qatar SC's equivalent sample reads five wins, seven draws and eight losses, with 32 scored and 37 let in.
Al Shamal: 20 completed matches; Qatar SC: 20 completed matches.
Al Shamal
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 38
- Conceded
- 32
- Difference
- +6
Qatar SC
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 37
- Difference
- -5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Al Wakrah | 10.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Al Shahaniya | 04.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Qatar Cup | Al Shamal | Al-Rayyan SC | 01.09.2026 | 3-3 |
| Stars League | Al-Gharafa | Al Shamal | 27.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Al Shamal | 21.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Emir Cup | Al Shamal | Al Sadd | 01.05.2026 | 4-6 |
| Stars League | Al Sadd | Al Shamal | 27.04.2026 | 3-2 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Qatar SC | 13.04.2026 | 0-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QSL Cup | Al-Rayyan SC | Qatar SC | 20.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Qatar SC | 12.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Stars League | Al Ahli Doha | Qatar SC | 03.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Stars League | Qatar SC | Al Sadd | 28.08.2026 | 2-6 |
| Stars League | Al Wakrah | Qatar SC | 20.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Stars League | Qatar SC | Al-Duhail SC | 27.04.2026 | 1-2 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Qatar SC | 13.04.2026 | 0-2 |
| Stars League | Al-Arabi SC | Qatar SC | 08.04.2026 | 1-1 |
| Stars League | Qatar SC | Al Wakrah | 03.04.2026 | 1-4 |
| Stars League | UMM Salal | Qatar SC | 18.03.2026 | 0-0 |
That's a broad mix of league, cup and continental fixtures rather than a single competition, so it's more a guide to general shape than a season record. Even so, Al Shamal's numbers are noticeably healthier across the board.
Al Shamal's underlying form looks sturdier than Qatar SC's over this period.
Comparative Team Statistics: Al Shamal vs Qatar SC

A long history with no clear pattern
There have been 18 recorded meetings between these two stretching back to 2013, and the results have swung both ways over that time. The most recent league clash in April 2026 went to Qatar SC away from home, 2-0, but Al Shamal had the better of an Emir Cup meeting just two months earlier, winning 2-1.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Qatar SC | 13.04.2026 | 0-2 |
| Emir Cup | Al Shamal | Qatar SC | 13.02.2026 | 2-1 |
| Stars League | Qatar SC | Al Shamal | 27.09.2025 | 1-1 |
| Stars League | Qatar SC | Al Shamal | 30.01.2025 | 2-1 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Qatar SC | 22.08.2024 | 0-1 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Qatar SC | 06.04.2024 | 1-2 |
| Stars League | Qatar SC | Al Shamal | 24.11.2023 | 0-2 |
| Stars League | Al Shamal | Qatar SC | 02.03.2023 | 3-0 |
| Stars League | Qatar SC | Al Shamal | 29.08.2022 | 1-0 |
| Emir Cup | Qatar SC | Al Shamal | 13.02.2022 | 2-1 |
With wins, draws and losses scattered fairly evenly across the fixture's history, there's not much of a lean to draw from head-to-head alone.
History doesn't strongly favour either side here.
Early-season table, small sample
Only four league games are in the books so far. Al Shamal sit third with eight points from two wins and two draws, having scored ten and conceded six. Qatar SC are down in tenth with two points from two draws and two defeats, scoring four and shipping nine.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Al-Rayyan SC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7/2 | 10 |
| 3 | Al Shamal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10/6 | 8 |
| 4 | Al-Arabi SC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5/3 | 6 |
| 9 | Al-Gharafa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4/8 | 4 |
| 10 | Qatar SC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4/9 | 2 |
| 11 | Al Wakrah | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4/9 | 2 |
It's a promising start for Al Shamal and a slow one for Qatar SC, but with the fixture still a month away from this snapshot, there's time for both teams' form to shift before kickoff.
Al Shamal have the better early platform, though it's still very early to lean heavily on it.

Bounedjah setting the pace up front
B. Bounedjah has been Al Shamal's standout attacking threat, with three goals in four matches, and Moufak Awad has chipped in with two of his own. That gives Al Shamal a reasonably reliable source of goals heading into this one.
On the discipline side, several players from both squads have already picked up multiple yellow cards this season, including Awad and Ahmad Al Saeed for Al Shamal and João Pedro and N. Mason for Qatar SC. It hints at a fixture that could get a bit feisty, though none of this confirms who will actually be available come matchday.
Al Shamal's attack looks the sharper of the two right now, at least on the numbers available.
Squad lists and player details
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 |
| Y. Sabaly | Senegal | 33 | 175 | 67 | |
| Abdelkarim Hassan | Qatar | 33 | Defender | 185 | 82 |
| O. Ebrahimi | Iran | 39 | Midfielder | 178 | 77 |
| B. Bounedjah | Algeria | 34 | Forward | 183 | 82 |
| 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 |
| Abdullah Abdulsalam | Qatar | 29 | Midfielder | 177 | 69 |
| Fahad Waad | Iraq | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Saoud Al Khater | Qatar | 35 | 175 | 76 | |
| Adel Bader Al Ahmad | Qatar | 29 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 70 kg |
| Moufak Awad | Qatar | 29 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Musaab Khidir | Qatar | 33 | Defender | 176 cm | 60 kg |
| Pablo Marí | Spain | 33 | Defender | 193 | 87 |
| M. Ben Romdhane | Tunisia | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| Abdullah El Rady | Qatar | 28 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yan Matheus | Brazil | 28 | Forward | 170 | 71 |
Put together, Al Shamal look the more solid side on current evidence, sitting well in the early table and carrying a bit more attacking spark through Bounedjah. Qatar SC's numbers, both recent and this season, are shakier by comparison.
Even so, the long head-to-head record offers no real edge, and there's no market here to test that view against. Without something concrete to back, this is one to watch rather than back.
