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Al Ahli
AFC Champions League Elite
16:00
UTC, Monday 26 October 2026
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Al-Gharafa

Al Ahli vs Al-Gharafa: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Al Ahli host Al-Gharafa at King Abdullah Sports City on Monday 26 October 2026, kick-off 16:00 UTC, in the AFC Champions League Elite (round 3). Al Ahli have had 2 days of rest since playing Al Khaleej (Saudi Pro League); Al-Gharafa have had 13 after facing Esteghlal FC and travel about 1,312 km. The forecast at kick-off is 32°C with rain.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Al Ahli 4-2-3-1

Coach: Marino Pušić

  1. 1 Abdulrahman Al Sanbi GK
  2. 15 Saeed Baattia DEF
  3. 28 Merih Demiral DEF
  4. 3 Roger Ibañez DEF
  5. 31 Saad Yaslam DEF
  6. 30 Ziyad Al Johani MID
  7. 6 Valentin Atangana Edoa MID
  8. 7 Trincão FWD
  9. 8 Eduard Spertsyan MID
  10. 20 Matheus Gonçalves FWD
  11. 9 Feras Al Brikan FWD

Bench

  • 72 Salman Al Jadani GK
  • 62 Abdullah Abdo GK
  • 29 Mohammed Abdulrahman DEF
  • 5 Mohammed Sulaiman DEF
  • 46 Rayan Hamed DEF
  • 4 Ibrahima Diaby MID
  • 19 Artem Bondarenko MID
  • 11 Meshal Al Mutairi FWD
  • 21 Abdullah Radif FWD

Al-Gharafa 4-2-3-1

Coach: Pedro Martins

  1. 1 Khalifa Ababacar GK
  2. 11 Amro Surag DEF
  3. 4 Seydou Sano DEF
  4. 6 Damé Traoré DEF
  5. 23 Saif Eldeen Fadlalla DEF
  6. 18 Ayoub Al Oui MID
  7. 29 Fabricio Díaz MID
  8. 96 Adam Ounas FWD
  9. 10 Ismaël Bennacer MID
  10. 8 Yacine Brahimi FWD
  11. 90 Alaa Eddin Hasan FWD

Bench

  • 31 Ahmed Kone GK
  • 24 Hamad El Kahlout GK
  • 26 Rayyan Al Ali DEF
  • 2 Abdulrahman Faiz Al Rashidi DEF
  • 20 Jang Hyun-Soo DEF
  • 16 Jamil Friarkh MID
  • 22 Abdirashid Saeed Hassan MID
  • 49 Rayyan Faragalla MID
  • 19 Yousef Saaed Ahmed FWD
  • 97 Amjed Nasar Mohamed FWD
  • 7 Florinel Coman FWD
  • 48 Fahed Amro MID
Previous meetings
  • Monday 20 October 2025: Al Ahli 4-0 Al-Gharafa
  • Monday 17 February 2025: Al Ahli 4-2 Al-Gharafa
  • Tuesday 13 March 2018: Al Ahli 1-1 Al-Gharafa
  • Monday 5 March 2018: Al-Gharafa 1-1 Al Ahli
  • Tuesday 23 April 2013: Al-Gharafa 2-2 Al Ahli