Burgan vs Al Sulaibikhat match preview: Even contest expected at Khaitan Stadium

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Competition: Kuwait Division 1
Competition: Wed 12.October
Match begins: 17:10 (UTC)
Venue: Khaitan Stadium (3000 seats)

Burgan open their doors to Al Sulaibikhat for another appealing Division 1 game here at Khaitan Stadium.

Insights:
  • Burgan have the fewest scored goals (1) in Division 1

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

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Burgan and Al Sulaibikhat.

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Burgan form and stats

Burgan's first Division 1 home game here at Khaitan Stadium ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats from 8 matches.

The spoils were shared in Burgan's previous game, also at home. Visiting Al Sulaibikhat (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

Before that fixture, a home loss in the Federation Cup against Al Kuwait. This is expected to be a close game, with Burgan perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Burgan as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Burgan has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 4.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Burgan at home in the league. 0 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.

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Al Sulaibikhat form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Division 1, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 1 win, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 8 matches.

Al Sulaibikhat are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Burgan (placed 5th).

A 0-2 loss hosting Al Shabab before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sulaibikhat playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 Al Sulaibikhat win, 3 draws and 0 defeats.

{2 goals} so far away for Al Sulaibikhat, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

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

Burgan missing players

Al Sulaibikhat missing players

Burgan Al Sulaibikhat
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
1 0 0 Scored S 0 2 3
6 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 4
50% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
75% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
3.2 2.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 3.2
3.8 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 4
2.5 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
3.8 2.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 3.5 4.5
1.2 1.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2
20% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 38%
 
9 3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7.5 6.2
4 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0.5 1.2
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Burgan have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Division 1
  • Burgan have the fewest scored goals (1) in Division 1
  • Burgan have the most conceded goals (6) in Division 1
  • Burgan have the the worst goal difference (-5) in Division 1
Burgan Last season Al Sulaibikhat
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
16 8   Played P   8 16
4 2   Won W   1 2
1 1   Drew D   2 3
11 5   Lost L   5 11
14 8   Scored S   4 9
32 14   Conceded C   13 27
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
88% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 75%
62% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   12% 25%
25% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 12%
6% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 12%
50% 50%   BTTS BTTS   38% 38%
19% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 6%
31% 25%   Failed to Score F T   62% 62%
 
2.9 2.8   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 3.5
5.3 5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 4.7
3.2 3.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.6
1 1   Red cards R C   4 4
 
8.4 8.2   Shots (avg) S (   4.8 5.3
1.8 1.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   0.9 0.9
45% 55%   Goal Efficiency G E   57% 69%
 
9.9 9   Shots against (avg) S A   9.4 9.5
2.7 2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.6 2.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Yarmouk 4 3 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 9
2 Al Shabab 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 7
3 Khaitan 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 3
4 Al Sulaibikhat 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
5 Burgan 3 0 1 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 -5 1
Last season 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 Jahra 16 10 3 3 26 10 8 6 1 1 13 3 8 4 2 2 13 7 16 33
2 Al Sahel 16 9 4 3 27 14 8 6 2 0 19 5 8 3 2 3 8 9 13 31
3 Khaitan 16 9 1 6 24 17 8 4 1 3 11 8 8 5 0 3 13 9 7 28
4 Burgan 16 4 1 11 14 32 8 2 1 5 8 14 8 2 0 6 6 18 -18 13
5 Al Sulaibikhat 16 2 3 11 9 27 8 1 1 6 5 14 8 1 2 5 4 13 -18 9

Read more about Division 1

The Kuwaiti Division One is the second highest level of football in Kuwait. This league usually holds seven teams but due to an expansion of the Kuwait Premier League in the 2019 season only five teams entered. These played a total of 16 fixtures to create a final league table.