Al-Ahli Jeddah beat Al-Gharafa 2-1 in AFC Champions League Elite

Al-Ahli Jeddah secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Al-Gharafa in the match that brought the two sides together in the third round of the league phase of the AFC Champions League Elite for the 2026/27 season, in a fixture held on 26 October 2026 at 19:00 Saudi time, broadcast by beIN Sports.

Ivan Benjamin Elijah Toney opened the scoring for Al-Ahli Jeddah in just the fourth minute of the match, before Florinel Teodor Coman equalised for Al-Gharafa in the 53rd minute. In the 86th minute, Matheus Gonçalves scored the winning goal for Al-Ahli Jeddah.

The match saw a red card for Seydou Sano of Al-Gharafa in the 77th minute, leaving his team to finish the match with ten players during the final stage of the game.

Matheus Gonçalves, scorer of the winning goal, was named man of the match with a rating of 8.2 after playing the full 92 minutes and scoring one goal.

Statistically, Al-Ahli Jeddah dominated possession with 62 per cent compared to 38 per cent for Al-Gharafa, and completed 455 passes compared to 272 for their opponents. Al-Ahli Jeddah had 11 shots compared to 13 for Al-Gharafa, with two shots on target for each side, while expected goals stood at 1.59 for Al-Ahli Jeddah compared to 0.5 for Al-Gharafa. Al-Ahli Jeddah received two yellow cards, compared to 4 yellow cards and one red card for Al-Gharafa.

With this result, Al-Ahli Jeddah raised their tally to 4 points from one win and one draw without defeat in two matches, with 4 goals scored and the same number conceded, placing them fifth in the West Region group. Meanwhile, Al-Gharafa remained on zero points after two defeats in two matches, with 2 goals scored against 4 conceded, placing them thirteenth in the West Region group.