Al Hilal v Shabab Al Ahli: AFC Champions League Elite preview
Al Hilal host Shabab Al Ahli in the AFC Champions League Elite, with both clubs arriving on four wins from their last five matches.
The occasion
Al Hilal host Shabab Al Ahli in the AFC Champions League Elite, with kick-off on 3 November 2026 at 18:15. The two clubs arrive with identical returns from their last five matches: four wins, no draws and one defeat each.
Both sides have been winning regularly, and the detail behind those runs shows some differences in how they have collected their results.
Recent form
Al Hilal come into the match on the back of a 2-0 home win over Al-Fateh. Before that, they suffered their only defeat of the five-match sequence, losing 1-3 away to Al Shamal. Prior to that loss they won 3-2 away at Al Qadsiah, and before that they beat Al-Hazm 1-0 at home. The earliest match in the run was a 2-0 away win over Al-Sadd.
Shabab Al Ahli's most recent outing was a 2-0 home win over Esteghlal. Before that they won 2-1 away at Al-Ittihad, and earlier still they beat Tractor 1-0 at home. Their one defeat in the run came before those three wins, a 0-1 loss away at Machida Zelvia. The oldest of the five results was a 3-2 away win over Buriram United.
Home and away records
In the AFC Champions League Elite this season, Al Hilal have played 1 match at home and won it, scoring 2 goals and conceding 1.
Shabab Al Ahli's away record in the competition this season reads the same: 1 match, 1 win, 2 goals scored and 1 conceded. So Al Hilal are unbeaten at home in the competition and Shabab Al Ahli are unbeaten away from home in it, although each of those records rests on a single match.
Previous meetings
The two clubs have met once before, on 9 February 2026, when the match finished Shabab Al Ahli 0-0 Al Hilal. Neither side found the net on that occasion, which stands in contrast to the scoring both have managed in their recent outings.
How the two sides tend to play
Al Hilal have scored in all 5 of their last five matches, and they have kept a clean sheet in 3 of them. Both teams scored in 2 of those games, the defeat at Al Shamal and the win at Al Qadsiah. The 1-3 loss at Al Shamal is the only match in the run in which they conceded more than once.
Shabab Al Ahli have scored in 4 of their last five matches, the exception being the 0-1 defeat at Machida Zelvia. They have kept a clean sheet in 2 of those games, against Esteghlal and Tractor, and both teams scored in 2, the wins over Al-Ittihad and Buriram United.
Both sides have also shown they can come through close contests. Al Hilal won 3-2 at Al Qadsiah and 1-0 against Al-Hazm, while Shabab Al Ahli won 2-1 at Al-Ittihad, 1-0 against Tractor and 3-2 at Buriram United. Taken together, the figures describe two teams who score regularly and who have also kept a number of clean sheets, even if their only previous meeting produced no goals at all.
Estimated win chances
Estimates computed by goal888 from market data, with the margin removed, put Al Hilal's chance of winning at 72%, a draw at 17% and Shabab Al Ahli's chance of winning at 11%. These figures are estimates derived from market data, not a prediction of the outcome.
The match kicks off on 3 November 2026 at 18:15.
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