Kazma have played really well so far this season, proven by 2nd place in the table. Al Salmiyah can look both direction in the table from their 5th spot.
- Kazma have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
- Al Salmiyah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This is a local fight, usually meaning more stress and significance.
It's no vacation for neither Kazma nor Al Salmiyah 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.
Kazma form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium as Kazma have scored 9 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in Kazma's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al Salmiyah (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Before that, Kazma played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Al Qadsia.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Kazma have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost three.
The Kazma fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Kazma are not conceding a lot of goals here at Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Salmiyah form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Kazma (placed 2nd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Al Fahaheel.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al Salmiyah playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were three Salmiyah wins, one draw and four defeats.
Al Salmiyah has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 14 goals from 8 games. In the opposite end, Al Salmiyah have conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the participants faced each other previously this campaign; Al Salmiyah - Kazma 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Kazma wins - draws - Al Salmiyah wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Kazma missing players
Al Salmiyah missing players
| Kazma | Al Salmiyah | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 72% |
| 39% | 44% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 44% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 44% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 8.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 10.3 | 9.5 |
| 3.6 | 3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| 36% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 8.2 | 10.4 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 10.4 | 9 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
- Al Salmiyah have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Salmiyah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kazma have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kazma have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
- Kazma have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| 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 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | Kazma | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 3 | Al Arabi SC | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
| 4 | Al Qadsia | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Al Salmiyah | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Al Nasar | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | Al Fahaheel | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 15 |
| 8 | Al Tadhamon | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | -12 | 13 |
| 9 | Yarmouk | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Shabab | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -19 | 12 |
