Premier League game research: Al Kuwait vs Al Arabi SC

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Competition: Kuwait Premier League
Competition: Tue 11.January
Match begins: 16:55 (UTC)
Venue: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium (14000 seats)

Al Kuwait have excelled Al Arabi SC this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all the intelligence you need ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Al Kuwait have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Premier League
  • Al Arabi SC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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 Kuwait form and stats

Al Kuwait have collected 12 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-0-0. Ever since the Yarmouk game Kuwait has been unbeatable here at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium producing four straight wins.

The Al Kuwait goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 410 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.

Al Kuwait enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Al Shabab's place. The match ended 2-0.

Ahead of that match, Kuwait won a home game hosting Al Nasar (1-0).

Al Kuwait are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 10 goals in 4 matches. Al Kuwait have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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Al Arabi SC form and stats

2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Al Arabi SC playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.

Arabi play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Yarmouk (placed 10th).

Before that, Al Arabi SC secured a home win against Al Shabab with the score 3-0.

Al Arabi SC have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. 4 goals have been conceded by Arabi in these games.

Head 2 Head

Data for the previous ten meetings between these two sides are: five wins for Kuwait, three draws and two wins for Al Arabi SC. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Al Kuwait missing players

Al Arabi SC missing players

Al Kuwait Al Arabi SC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 0 4 8
6 4 2 Won W 0 2 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
13 10 4 Scored S 0 5 14
3 2 0 Conceded C 0 4 8
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 75%
25% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 62%
12% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
12% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
12% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 62%
75% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 25%
 
4.6 5.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8.2 8
3 4.5 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.2 3.9
1.9 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.8 2.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.6 11.5 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.2 9.9
5.2 6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 3.8
31% 42% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 47%
 
5.4 6.2 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 5.2 6.1
1.4 1.2 0.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.8 2.8
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Arabi SC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Al Arabi SC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Al Arabi SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Al Kuwait have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Kuwait have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Kuwait have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Al Kuwait have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the most clean sheets (6) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the most scored goals (10) at home in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the the best goal difference (+10) in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in Premier League
  • Al Kuwait have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Al Kuwait haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 8 6 1 1 13 3 4 4 0 0 10 2 4 2 1 1 3 1 10 19
2 Al Salmiyah 8 5 2 1 15 9 4 4 0 0 7 2 4 1 2 1 8 7 6 17
3 Kazma 8 5 2 1 11 7 4 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 0 9 4 4 17
4 Al Qadsia 8 5 1 2 15 10 4 3 1 0 8 4 4 2 0 2 7 6 5 16
5 Al Arabi SC 8 4 2 2 14 8 4 2 1 1 9 4 4 2 1 1 5 4 6 14
6 Al Nasar 8 2 3 3 8 11 4 1 2 1 6 8 4 1 1 2 2 3 -3 9
7 Al Tadhamon 8 2 1 5 14 19 4 1 1 2 6 8 4 1 0 3 8 11 -5 7
8 Al Fahaheel 8 1 3 4 6 10 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 0 2 2 2 5 -4 6
9 Al Shabab 8 1 1 6 3 13 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 0 0 4 0 7 -10 4
10 Yarmouk 8 1 0 7 7 16 4 1 0 3 3 6 4 0 0 4 4 10 -9 3

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.