Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Kuwait & Al Qadsia face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Federation Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
This is a local derby, usually meaning added pressure and significance.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Kuwait form and stats
Al Kuwait was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Federation Cup.3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Al Kuwait have to build on here at Sabah Al Salem Stadium in the Premier League.
A nice win for Al Kuwait last time playing, versus Al Salmiyah. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1.
Before that match, a home victory against Kazma in the Super Cup. The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Kuwait matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats (from 8 games).
Al Kuwait have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sabah Al Salem Stadium with 8 goals in 5 league matches. Al Kuwait have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Al Qadsia form and stats
Qadsia's mission in Federation Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Al Qadsia are travelling again after losing away to Al Arabi in their previous match (1-3).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Al Tadhamon.Qadsia find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Al Qadsia have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Al Kuwait have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when playing Al Qadsia.Al Kuwait missing players
Al Qadsia missing players
| Al Kuwait | Al Qadsia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 48 | 20 | Scored | S | 20 | 32 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 15 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 76% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11.3 | 10.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 9 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3 | ||
| 41% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 38% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 8.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 Qadsia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Kazma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Salmiyah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Burgan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 6 | Yarmouk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 7 | Khaitan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 8 | Al Fahaheel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 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 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Arabi | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Kazma | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Al Salmiyah | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Jahra | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Fahaheel | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 7 | Al Qadsia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Al Nasar | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Al Tadhamon | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Al Sahel | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
