Shabab Al Sahel to host Safa in Matchday 2 of the Lebanese Premier League

Shabab Al Sahel will host Safa on 13 October 2026 at 15:00 Damascus time, in a meeting between the two sides as part of Matchday 2 of the Lebanese Premier League for the 2026 season.

Shabab Al Sahel go into the match after losing 0-1 to Tadamon Sour on their home ground in Matchday 1. Their previous matches saw a 0-0 draw away to Jouya, and a 2-4 away defeat to Al Ahed, following two consecutive wins over Riyadi Al Abbasiya 3-0 and Racing 2-0 on their home ground.

Safa, meanwhile, come into this match after winning 2-1 against Riyadi Al Abbasiya on their home ground in Matchday 1. Before that they recorded a big 4-0 win over Al Mabarra, a 1-1 draw away to Jouya, a 1-4 defeat to Al Ahed, and a 4-2 win away to Riyadi Al Abbasiya.

Previous meetings between the two sides point to Safa's dominance in recent encounters, having beaten Shabab Al Sahel 0-1 in the match that brought them together on 12 June 2026, as well as 1-0 on 30 December 2025, and 2-0 on 31 January 2025. Shabab Al Sahel had won the meeting on 26 November 2022 by a score of 0-2 at Safa's ground, while the match on 25 August 2023 ended in a 1-1 draw.

In the league standings after Matchday 1, Safa are in fourth place with 3 points from one match, which they won, scoring two goals and conceding one, while Shabab Al Sahel are in tenth place without points after losing their only match without scoring any goals and conceding one.