Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium: Al Qadsia vs Kazma Premier League preview

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Competition: Kuwait Premier League
Competition: Mon 21.December
Match begins: 15:35 (UTC)
Venue: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium (60000 seats)

Al Qadsia and Kazma are both riding high in the Premier League with their 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Al Qadsia has the most scored goals (24) in Premier League
  • Kazma have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

It's no vacation for neither Qadsia nor Kazma as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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

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Al Qadsia form and stats

Al Qadsia, who have the most scored goals (24) in Premier League, have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 5 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium.

The Qadsia goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 281 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.

Al Qadsia's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Al Shabab (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that match, a win away at Al Sulaibikhat.

A decent goal production from Qadsia in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches. From these home matches, Al Qadsia have conceded only 4 goals.

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Kazma form and stats

Kazma have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games. Things are running smoothly for Kazma who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Al Fahaheel. Having won their last three away games Kazma has no reason to fear anyone.

275 minutes! That's how long the Kazma goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Kazma go into this game after a win, the home game against Al Sulaibikhat that ended 2-0. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Al Jahra.

Kazma have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Kazma are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - two - zero (Qadsia wins - draws - Kazma wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Al Qadsia missing players

Kazma missing players

Al Qadsia Kazma
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 2 7 12
9 5 1 Won W 0 4 7
1 0 0 Drew D 2 2 4
2 1 1 Lost L 0 1 1
24 10 1 Scored S 1 8 18
12 4 1 Conceded C 1 3 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 86% 92%
83% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 29% 58%
58% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 14% 25%
25% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 17%
25% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 8%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 42%
42% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 57% 50%
8% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.6 1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.2 11.3 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4.3 6.1
5.2 4.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.3 1.9
39% 40% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 89% 61%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Qadsia has the most scored goals (24) in Premier League
  • Al Qadsia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Al Qadsia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Kazma have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  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 12 9 2 1 22 3 6 5 1 0 12 2 6 4 1 1 10 1 19 29
2 Al Qadsia 12 9 1 2 24 12 6 5 0 1 10 4 6 4 1 1 14 8 12 28
3 Kazma 12 7 4 1 18 6 5 3 2 0 10 3 7 4 2 1 8 3 12 25
4 Al Salmiyah 12 7 4 1 21 12 5 2 2 1 8 7 7 5 2 0 13 5 9 25
5 Al Kuwait 11 6 3 2 20 11 6 3 2 1 10 4 5 3 1 1 10 7 9 21
6 Al Arabi 11 5 3 3 16 13 6 3 0 3 9 10 5 2 3 0 7 3 3 18
7 Al Shabab 12 5 3 4 17 17 5 1 2 2 6 9 7 4 1 2 11 8 0 18
8 Al Sahel 12 5 1 6 14 13 5 1 0 4 4 5 7 4 1 2 10 8 1 16
9 Khaitan 12 4 2 6 12 23 6 2 1 3 3 9 6 2 1 3 9 14 -11 14
10 Al Fahaheel 12 3 3 6 8 11 7 2 3 2 6 6 5 1 0 4 2 5 -3 12
11 Al Jahra 12 2 5 5 10 15 6 1 3 2 7 7 6 1 2 3 3 8 -5 11
12 Burgan 12 2 5 5 9 14 6 0 1 5 2 9 6 2 4 0 7 5 -5 11
13 Al Tadhamon 11 2 2 7 12 17 6 0 2 4 4 8 5 2 0 3 8 9 -5 8
14 Yarmouk 12 1 2 9 18 33 8 0 2 6 10 21 4 1 0 3 8 12 -15 5
15 Al Sulaibikhat 13 1 2 10 9 30 6 0 0 6 5 20 7 1 2 4 4 10 -21 5

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.