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Competition: Kuwait Division 1
Date: Fri 17.January
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: Khaitan Stadium (15000 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Burgan in 3rd and Al Sulaibikhat in 2nd place.

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

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Burgan form and stats

Burgan, who have the most scored goals (6) at home in Division 1, must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Division 1 games here at Khaitan Stadium. Burgan has recorded two wins in a row here at Khaitan Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Burgan lost their last game at Khaitan (placed 4th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Al Jahra (0-2).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), Burgan's attacking play is working. Burgan have conceded 3 in these home matches.

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Al Sulaibikhat form and stats

Al Sulaibikhat, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Division 1, are happy with their away performances in the Division 1 so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels.

Al Sulaibikhat delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Khaitan (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Division 1 game. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Al Jahra at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Al Sulaibikhat have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. Al Sulaibikhat's manager has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 0 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Al Sulaibikhat - Burgan 1-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Burgan won 4, Al Sulaibikhat won 4 and 2 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

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Al Sulaibikhat missing players

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Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 0 3 7
3 2 0 Won W 0 2 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
4 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
7 6 0 Scored S 0 4 5
8 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 57%
71% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 29%
43% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
29% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 86%
43% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 57%
 
2.7 2.3 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 1.7 2.3
7.4 6 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 6.7 6.9
2.6 2.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.7
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
56 18 0 Total Shots T S 0 19 60
24 8 0 Shots on Target S O 0 8 26
29% 75% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 19%
Key stats in Division 1 this season:
  • Al Sulaibikhat has the fewest conceded goals (0) away
  • Al Sulaibikhat has the fewest conceded goals (1)
  • Al Sulaibikhat has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
  • Al Sulaibikhat has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0)
  • Al Sulaibikhat has the fewest matches over the total-line (0)
  • Al Sulaibikhat has the most clean sheets (3) away
  • Al Sulaibikhat has the most clean sheets (6)
  • Al Sulaibikhat has the most matches under the total-line (6)
  • Al Sulaibikhat have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Al Sulaibikhat have not yet lost a game away.
  • Al Sulaibikhat have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Sulaibikhat have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • All of Burgan's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Burgan has the most conceded goals in the first half (6)
  • Burgan has the most scored goals (6) at home
  • Burgan has the the best goal difference (+3) at home
  • Burgan have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Burgan 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 Jahra 8 5 1 2 10 6 4 2 0 2 5 5 4 3 1 0 5 1 4 16
2 Al Sulaibikhat 7 3 3 1 5 1 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 4 0 4 12
3 Burgan 7 3 0 4 7 8 3 2 0 1 6 3 4 1 0 3 1 5 -1 9
4 Khaitan 7 2 2 3 5 8 4 1 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 4 -3 8
5 Al Fahaheel 7 2 0 5 5 9 3 0 0 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 5 5 -4 6

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.