AFC Champions League League Phase West - 5

Al-Ahli Jeddah 0 - 1 FT Sharjah FC

King Abdullah Sports City

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Futmetrix Verdict
12
FT
Mon, Nov 24
Al-Ahli Jeddah
0-1
Sharjah FC
⚡ Intensity 8
⚖️ Balance 15
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
Sharjah stun Al-Ahli in Jeddah shocker.

Sharjah Silence the Jeddah Crowd

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 12/100. Sharjah FC executed a defensive masterclass at Alinma Stadium, punishing a profligate Al-Ahli Jeddah side that failed to convert overwhelming possession into goals.

The Tactical Standoff

The encounter at Alinma Stadium began with Al-Ahli Jeddah looking to dictate the tempo through patient build-up play. However, an Intensity rating of 1.7 suggests a match played at a measured, almost pedestrian pace, as the hosts struggled to break down a compact low block. Despite holding a 61% share of the ball and completing over 421 passes, the home side looked toothless in the final third. A Balance score of 1.5 reflected a game where territory was heavily skewed toward the hosts, yet meaningful chances were at a premium. The Jeddah giants dominated possession but lacked the verticality required to unsettle a disciplined visiting unit that seemed content to wait for their moment.

Sharjah Strikes Against the Run of Play

The complexion of the match shifted decisively when Sharjah FC capitalised on one of their few ventures forward. While the hosts peppered the goal with 11 total shots, only two managed to find the target, illustrating a severe lack of clinical finishing. The Stakes of this AFC Champions League fixture appeared to weigh heavily on the hosts, who became increasingly desperate as the minutes ticked by. Sharjah, meanwhile, remained focused, creating a big chance and making it count. Their efficiency was the antithesis of Al-Ahli's wastefulness; where the hosts saw eight shots fly off-target, the visitors remained composed, ensuring their limited time in the opposition half was productive enough to seize the lead.

Resilience Over Rhetoric

The closing stages were defined by a desperate siege, but Al-Ahli found no way through the wall of white shirts. An Upset Factor of 0.0 might suggest this result wasn't a statistical anomaly based on pre-match metrics, yet for the Al-Ahli faithful, the 0-1 scoreline felt like a bitter pill to swallow. The visitors' defensive statistics tell the true story of the resolution: 37 clearances and 16 successful tackles ensured that their narrow advantage remained intact. This victory provides a massive boost for Sharjah FC, moving them away from their recent inconsistent form, while Al-Ahli must now answer difficult questions about their inability to dismantle organized defences despite their superior individual quality on the pitch.

Key Questions

What was the final score between Al-Ahli Jeddah and Sharjah FC?

Sharjah FC won the match 1-0 away from home.

Which stadium hosted the match?

The match was played at Alinma Stadium.

What is the Futmetrix Score?

The Futmetrix Score is our 0-100 verdict on how entertaining a match is. We look at intensity, balance, stakes, and star quality to tell you if it's worth your time.

Match Statistics

Possession
61%
39%
Al-Ahli Jeddah 61%
Sharjah FC 39%
Shots
11
7
Al-Ahli Jeddah 11
Sharjah FC 7
Shots on Target
2
2
Al-Ahli Jeddah 2
Sharjah FC 2
Expected Goals (xG)
0.00
0.00
Al-Ahli Jeddah 0.00
Sharjah FC 0.00
Passes
421
270
Al-Ahli Jeddah 421
Sharjah FC 270
Pass Accuracy
79%
68%
Al-Ahli Jeddah 79%
Sharjah FC 68%
Corners
7
2
Al-Ahli Jeddah 7
Sharjah FC 2
Fouls
10
13
Al-Ahli Jeddah 10
Sharjah FC 13
Yellow Cards
3
4
Al-Ahli Jeddah 3
Sharjah FC 4
Red Cards
0
0
Al-Ahli Jeddah 0
Sharjah FC 0

Match Events

Yu-min Cho 🟨 9'
Luan Pereira 45'+4
Luan Pereira 🟨 45'+5
HT
52' 🟨 Enzo Millot
Majid Rashid 🟨 54'
M. Rashid F. Fetai 🔄 58'
F. Ben Larbi Igor Coronado 🔄 58'
64' 🔄 M. Abdulrahman Z. Al Hawsawi
64' 🔄 E. Millot Galeno
64' 🔄 R. Mahrez Matheus Goncalves
Cho Yu-Min M. Katinic 🔄 69'
R. Manaj O. Camara 🔄 70'
76' 🔄 F. Al Rashidi I. Toney
O. Camara (Luan Pereira) 81'
83' 🔄 S. Abu Al Shamat F. Kessie
Khaled Ebraheim V. Prijovic 🔄 90'+4
Bench 🟨 Edouard Mendy
FT

Player Cards

Our take on every player in this match

Al-Ahli Jeddah

Goalkeepers
A. Al Sanbi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
M. Abdulrahman
ENFORCER
ENFORCER
7
Tackles
7
Tackles
15
Duels Won
71%
Win %
M. Sulaiman
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Ibanez
MAGNET
MAGNET
81
Activity
81
Activity
70
Passes
11
Duels
M. Dams
WALL
WALL
0
Dribbled Past
0
Dribbled Past
4
Tackles
100%
Duel Win %
Midfielders
Z. Al Johani
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
2
Shots
2
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
R. Mahrez
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
64
Entry
E. Millot
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
64
Total Mins
64
Entry
F. Al Rashidi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
14
Late Mins
14
Late Mins
76
Total Mins
76
Entry
S. Abu Al Shamat
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
7
Late Mins
7
Late Mins
83
Total Mins
83
Entry
Forwards
F. Al Buraikan
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
BENCH
E. Mendy
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
A. Abdo
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
Z. Al Hawsawi
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
M. Demiral
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Y. Madani
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
A. Majrashi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
V. Atangana
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
E. Al Muwallad
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
F. Kessie
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
18
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Galeno
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry
I. Toney
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
14
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Matheus Goncalves
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
26
Total Mins
Started
Entry

Sharjah FC

Goalkeepers
A. Al Hosani
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Defenders
Khaled Ebraheim
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
Shots
1
Shots
0
Goals
0
On Target
Cho Yu-Min
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
69
Total Mins
69
Entry
M. Meloni
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Midfielders
S. Abdulrahman
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Biro
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
M. Suroor
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
90
Total Mins
Started
Entry
M. Rashid
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
Luan Pereira
DRIBBLER
DRIBBLER
6
Dribbles
6
Dribbles
11
Attempts
55%
Success %
Forwards
F. Ben Larbi
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
58
Total Mins
58
Entry
R. Manaj
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
70
Total Mins
70
Entry
BENCH
M. Muhsin
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
D. Mohamed
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
Saves
0
Saves
0
Conceded
0
Minutes
M. Katinic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
21
Total Mins
Started
Entry
V. Prijovic
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
1
Total Mins
Started
Entry
G. Poblete
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
F. Fetai
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
Igor Coronado
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
32
Total Mins
Started
Entry
S. Guarirapa
LATE SHIFT
LATE SHIFT
15
Late Mins
15
Late Mins
0
Total Mins
Started
Entry
O. Camara
CLOSER
CLOSER
1
Late Goals
1
Late Goals
0
Late Assists
75
Minute
A. Saleh
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
A. Ghanim
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
D. Petrovic
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Al-Hilal Saudi FC 5 15 14 5 +9 WAl-Hilal Saudi FC 4 - 0 Al Shorta (25-11-2025)WAl-Gharafa 1 - 2 Al-Hilal Saudi FC (03-11-2025)WAl-Hilal Saudi FC 3 - 1 Al Sadd (21-10-2025)WNasaf 2 - 3 Al-Hilal Saudi FC (29-09-2025)WAl-Hilal Saudi FC 2 - 1 Al-Duhail SC (16-09-2025)
2 Al Wahda FC 5 13 10 4 +6 WAl Wahda FC 3 - 1 Al Sadd (25-11-2025)WNasaf 1 - 2 Al Wahda FC (03-11-2025)WAl Wahda FC 3 - 1 Al-Duhail SC (20-10-2025)DTractor Sazi 0 - 0 Al Wahda FC (29-09-2025)WAl Wahda FC 2 - 1 Al-Ittihad FC (15-09-2025)
3 Tractor Sazi 5 11 8 1 +7 WNasaf 0 - 1 Tractor Sazi (24-11-2025)WTractor Sazi 1 - 0 Al Shorta (03-11-2025)WSharjah FC 0 - 5 Tractor Sazi (20-10-2025)DTractor Sazi 0 - 0 Al Wahda FC (29-09-2025)DShabab Al Ahli Dubai 1 - 1 Tractor Sazi (16-09-2025)
4 Al-Ahli Jeddah 5 10 12 6 +6 LAl-Ahli Jeddah 0 - 1 Sharjah FC (24-11-2025)WAl Sadd 1 - 2 Al-Ahli Jeddah (04-11-2025)WAl-Ahli Jeddah 4 - 0 Al-Gharafa (20-10-2025)DAl-Duhail SC 2 - 2 Al-Ahli Jeddah (29-09-2025)WAl-Ahli Jeddah 4 - 2 Nasaf (15-09-2025)
5 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai 5 10 9 6 +3 WShabab Al Ahli Dubai 2 - 0 Al-Gharafa (24-11-2025)LAl-Duhail SC 4 - 1 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (03-11-2025)WShabab Al Ahli Dubai 4 - 1 Nasaf (21-10-2025)WAl-Ittihad FC 0 - 1 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (30-09-2025)DShabab Al Ahli Dubai 1 - 1 Tractor Sazi (16-09-2025)
6 Al-Duhail SC 5 7 12 10 +2 WAl-Duhail SC 4 - 2 Al-Ittihad FC (24-11-2025)WAl-Duhail SC 4 - 1 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (03-11-2025)LAl Wahda FC 3 - 1 Al-Duhail SC (20-10-2025)DAl-Duhail SC 2 - 2 Al-Ahli Jeddah (29-09-2025)LAl-Hilal Saudi FC 2 - 1 Al-Duhail SC (16-09-2025)
7 Sharjah FC 5 7 6 12 -6 WAl-Ahli Jeddah 0 - 1 Sharjah FC (24-11-2025)LAl-Ittihad FC 3 - 0 Sharjah FC (04-11-2025)LSharjah FC 0 - 5 Tractor Sazi (20-10-2025)DAl Sadd 1 - 1 Sharjah FC (30-09-2025)WSharjah FC 4 - 3 Al-Gharafa (15-09-2025)
8 Al-Ittihad FC 5 6 10 8 +2 LAl-Duhail SC 4 - 2 Al-Ittihad FC (24-11-2025)WAl-Ittihad FC 3 - 0 Sharjah FC (04-11-2025)WAl Shorta 1 - 4 Al-Ittihad FC (20-10-2025)LAl-Ittihad FC 0 - 1 Shabab Al Ahli Dubai (30-09-2025)LAl Wahda FC 2 - 1 Al-Ittihad FC (15-09-2025)
9 Al-Gharafa 5 3 6 12 -6 LShabab Al Ahli Dubai 2 - 0 Al-Gharafa (24-11-2025)LAl-Gharafa 1 - 2 Al-Hilal Saudi FC (03-11-2025)LAl-Ahli Jeddah 4 - 0 Al-Gharafa (20-10-2025)WAl-Gharafa 2 - 0 Al Shorta (29-09-2025)LSharjah FC 4 - 3 Al-Gharafa (15-09-2025)
10 Al Sadd 5 2 5 10 -5 LAl Wahda FC 3 - 1 Al Sadd (25-11-2025)LAl Sadd 1 - 2 Al-Ahli Jeddah (04-11-2025)LAl-Hilal Saudi FC 3 - 1 Al Sadd (21-10-2025)DAl Sadd 1 - 1 Sharjah FC (30-09-2025)DAl Shorta 1 - 1 Al Sadd (15-09-2025)
11 Al Shorta 5 1 2 12 -10 LAl-Hilal Saudi FC 4 - 0 Al Shorta (25-11-2025)LTractor Sazi 1 - 0 Al Shorta (03-11-2025)LAl Shorta 1 - 4 Al-Ittihad FC (20-10-2025)LAl-Gharafa 2 - 0 Al Shorta (29-09-2025)DAl Shorta 1 - 1 Al Sadd (15-09-2025)
12 Nasaf 5 0 6 14 -8 LNasaf 0 - 1 Tractor Sazi (24-11-2025)LNasaf 1 - 2 Al Wahda FC (03-11-2025)LShabab Al Ahli Dubai 4 - 1 Nasaf (21-10-2025)LNasaf 2 - 3 Al-Hilal Saudi FC (29-09-2025)LAl-Ahli Jeddah 4 - 2 Nasaf (15-09-2025)