Al-Sadd suffered a 4-3 defeat against Al-Rayyan in their Week 9 fixture of the 2026–2027 Doha Bank Stars League, played at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Sunday, 8 November 2026.
The result leaves the Wolves on 18 points, while Al-Rayyan moved to 21 points at the top of the standings.
Roberto Firmino opened the scoring for Al-Sadd in the 21st minute, after Ahmed Alaaeldin (10’) and Otávio (13’) had given Al-Rayyan an early advantage. Róger Guedes extended the visitors’ lead in the 22nd minute, before Alaaeldin completed his brace in the 28th minute. Giovani Henrique pulled one back for Al-Sadd in the 42nd minute, but Akram Afif missed a penalty in first-half stoppage time (45+8). Afif later scored in the 67th minute, but the Wolves were unable to find an equaliser
