Al Arabi SC will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 2 points behind Al Kuwait.
- Al Arabi SC is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Al Kuwait have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Premier League
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Al Arabi SC form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Al Arabi SC are 3-0-4 (wins-draw-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Al Arabi SC, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
The Arabi goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 242 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
Al Arabi SC's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Khaitan. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that match, a win away at Al Sahel.
The Arabi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Arabi defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Al Kuwait form and stats
Al Kuwait have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 4-1-1 from 6 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Salmiyah game have they lost an away game, meaning Kuwait has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
It's the second away game in a row for Kuwait, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Al Salmiyah in the Premier League last time out. Before that, Kuwait secured a home win against Al Nasar with the score 2-1.
Kuwait have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 13 goals from 6 away matches. Al Kuwait have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Kuwait - Al Arabi SC 1-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Al Arabi SC victory, three draws and six Al Kuwait wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Al Arabi SC missing players
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| Al Arabi SC | Al Kuwait | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 7 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 38 | 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 24 | 19 | 13 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 78% | 83% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 78% |
| 57% | 83% | 86% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| 26% | 42% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 45% | 39% |
| 13% | 25% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 36% | 22% |
| 57% | 67% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 73% | 70% |
| 30% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 17% | 25% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 10.7 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 38% | 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 45% | 37% |
- Al Arabi SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Arabi SC haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Al Arabi SC is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Al Kuwait have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Kuwait have the most points from losing position (13) in Premier League
- Al Kuwait have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Premier League
- Al Kuwait haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Nasar | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Al Qadsia | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Al Salmiyah | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 4 | Kazma | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Al Kuwait | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Arabi SC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 7 | Al Shabab | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Al Fahaheel | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | Khaitan | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -10 | 18 |
| 10 | Al Sahel | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Burgan | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Jahra | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 13 | Yarmouk | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -14 | 8 |
| 14 | Al Tadhamon | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -17 | 8 |
| 15 | Al Sulaibikhat | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -24 | 5 |