Al Arabi SC vs Al Kuwait match preview

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Competition: Kuwait Premier League
Competition: Wed 01.February
Match begins: 16:15 (UTC)
Venue: Sabah Al Salem Stadium (28000 seats)

Sit down for a show! Today's leading roles are Al Arabi SC and Al Kuwait, a win is the objective and 90 minutes the duration.

Insights:
  • Al Arabi SC is in the best form (3-3-0) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the most scored goals (20) in Premier League

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Al Arabi SC form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sabah Al Salem Stadium as Al Arabi SC have scored 12 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 3-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Al Arabi SC are returning here after guesting Al Nasar in a Emir Cup game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.

A victory at home ahead of that game, as predicted. The team were big favourites against Yarmouk and won 6-1.

Betting people might want to know that 9 of the latest 11 league games from these players have seen goals scored by both sides.

Arabi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Kuwait form and stats

In general it has been a productive period now for Al Kuwait as they haven't lost any of their last ten games.

The Al Kuwait goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 220 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

The fans enjoyed Kuwait's previous fixture versus Al Salmiyah, a Emir Cup win (1-0) played at home.

Ahead of that, 3-3 at home vs Al Tadhamon in the Emir Cup.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Kuwait are regular goalscorers on their travels. 6 goals have been conceded by Kuwait in these games.

Head 2 Head

Al Kuwait have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when facing Al Arabi SC.

Al Kuwait - Al Arabi SC 3-2 was the result in these contenders' latest head-to-head match, played this season. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.

Al Arabi SC missing players

Al Kuwait missing players

Al Arabi SC Al Kuwait
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 6 0 Played P 1 5 11
4 3 0 Won W 0 3 6
6 3 0 Drew D 1 2 4
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
19 12 0 Scored S 2 12 20
14 7 0 Conceded C 2 6 12
91% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
91% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 82%
55% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 64%
45% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 60% 36%
18% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 18%
82% 83% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 64%
18% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 27%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
4.9 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.6 6.3
4.2 3.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2.8 2.9
3.5 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 3.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
11.6 12.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 14 12.8
4.6 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 8.4 5.7
37% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 29% 32%
 
7.6 7.7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8.4 7.3
2.8 2.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.8 2.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Arabi SC have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Al Arabi SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Arabi SC have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Al Arabi SC have the most points (12) at home in Premier League
  • Al Arabi SC have the most scored goals (12) at home in Premier League
  • Al Arabi SC have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Premier League
  • Al Arabi SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Al Arabi SC is in the best form (3-3-0) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have not yet lost a game away.
  • Al Kuwait have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Kuwait have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Al Kuwait have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the most scored goals (12) away in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the most scored goals (20) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the the best goal difference (+6) away in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the the best goal difference (+8) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al Kuwait haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • All of Al Arabi SC's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Al Kuwait's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Al Kuwait 11 6 4 1 20 12 6 3 2 1 8 6 5 3 2 0 12 6 8 22
2 Al Arabi SC 11 4 6 1 19 14 6 3 3 0 12 7 5 1 3 1 7 7 5 18
3 Kazma 11 4 4 3 18 16 5 2 1 2 9 8 6 2 3 1 9 8 2 16
4 Al Jahra 11 5 1 5 14 14 5 1 1 3 5 9 6 4 0 2 9 5 0 16
5 Al Qadsia 11 4 3 4 14 18 5 2 1 2 7 9 6 2 2 2 7 9 -4 15
6 Al Salmiyah 11 3 5 3 13 12 5 2 3 0 5 3 6 1 2 3 8 9 1 14
7 Al Nasar 11 3 5 3 15 16 6 1 3 2 8 11 5 2 2 1 7 5 -1 14
8 Al Tadhamon 11 3 4 4 11 11 5 2 2 1 5 5 6 1 2 3 6 6 0 13
9 Al Fahaheel 11 4 0 7 13 18 6 3 0 3 8 8 5 1 0 4 5 10 -5 12
10 Al Sahel 11 2 2 7 15 21 6 1 1 4 8 11 5 1 1 3 7 10 -6 8

Read more about Premier League

The Kuwait Premier League is the top division of the Kuwaiti football pyramid. It was founded in 1961 and has been dominated by the three teams Al-Qadisiya, Al-Arabi and Al-Kuwait. Ten teams play 38 fixtures each to create a final league table. The bottom two teams are relegated.