Al Arabi SC vs Al Salmiyah match preview

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Competition: Kuwait Premier League
Competition: Mon 07.December
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium (60000 seats)

Al Arabi SC will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 3 points behind Al Salmiyah.

Insights:
  • Al Arabi SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Salmiyah has the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Premier League

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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

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Al Arabi SC form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Al Arabi SC at their home stadium (Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Arabi's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Kazma (placed 3rd). 1-1 away at Al Fahaheel before that.

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Khaitan in only four days.

The Arabi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.

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Al Salmiyah form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Al Salmiyah playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Al Salmiyah has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Two travels in a row for Salmiyah, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Al Jahra. Before that, Al Salmiyah secured a home win against Al Kuwait with the score 3-2.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Salmiyah are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Salmiyah as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Arabi victories, three draws and four Al Salmiyah wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Al Arabi SC missing players

Al Salmiyah missing players

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Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 2 4 9
4 3 1 Won W 1 3 5
3 0 0 Drew D 1 1 3
2 2 1 Lost L 0 0 1
12 8 3 Scored S 3 8 16
10 7 3 Conceded C 2 3 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 78%
33% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 56%
22% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 33%
22% 40% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 22%
67% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 78%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 11%
22% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 11%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.3 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.2 9 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 4.7 2.8
4 4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.3 1.1
34% 40% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 150% 156%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Arabi SC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Al Arabi SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Arabi SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Salmiyah has the most points from losing position (7) in Premier League
  • Al Salmiyah has the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Premier League
  • Al Salmiyah have not yet lost a game away.
  • Al Salmiyah have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Al Salmiyah have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Al Salmiyah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 Nasar 9 7 2 0 18 1 4 3 1 0 8 1 5 4 1 0 10 0 17 23
2 Al Qadsia 9 6 1 2 19 12 4 3 0 1 7 4 5 3 1 1 12 8 7 19
3 Kazma 10 5 4 1 12 6 3 1 2 0 4 3 7 4 2 1 8 3 6 19
4 Al Salmiyah 9 5 3 1 16 10 5 2 2 1 8 7 4 3 1 0 8 3 6 18
5 Al Kuwait 9 4 3 2 16 9 6 3 2 1 10 4 3 1 1 1 6 5 7 15
6 Al Shabab 9 4 3 2 14 10 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 3 1 1 10 6 4 15
7 Al Arabi SC 9 4 3 2 12 10 5 3 0 2 8 7 4 1 3 0 4 3 2 15
8 Al Jahra 9 3 4 2 9 7 5 2 2 1 6 4 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 13
9 Al Sahel 10 4 1 5 13 12 4 1 0 3 4 4 6 3 1 2 9 8 1 13
10 Burgan 9 2 4 3 7 9 4 0 1 3 1 6 5 2 3 0 6 3 -2 10
11 Al Fahaheel 10 3 1 6 7 10 5 2 1 2 5 5 5 1 0 4 2 5 -3 10
12 Al Tadhamon 9 2 2 5 11 13 5 0 2 3 4 7 4 2 0 2 7 6 -2 8
13 Khaitan 9 2 2 5 7 18 4 1 1 2 2 6 5 1 1 3 5 12 -11 8
14 Al Sulaibikhat 10 1 1 8 9 26 5 0 0 5 5 18 5 1 1 3 4 8 -17 4
15 Yarmouk 10 0 2 8 10 27 7 0 2 5 7 17 3 0 0 3 3 10 -17 2

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.