We have to say that both contenders are capable in this league, Al Kuwait having a 5 point edge on Al Jahra in the tables. Game on!
- Al Jahra have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Al Kuwait have the most scored goals (17) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Jahra form and stats
Al Jahra have collected 4 points from their Premier League home games so far after 1-1-2. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Jahra, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Al Jahra's previous match was also a home event, the loss 1-3 against Al Sahel (in Federation Cup).
In the game before, an away victory in the Premier League match versus Al Fahaheel with a 4-1 scoreline.Al Jahra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Al Jahra have conceded 6 from these games.
Al Kuwait form and stats
2-2-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Kuwait, who have the most scored goals (17) in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away. Kuwait has drawn their two previous away games.
Two away games in a row for Al Kuwait, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 vs Khaitan in the Federation Cup.
The fixture before that was the Federation Cup-duel against Al Qadsia, a home defeat (0-2).
Both teams to score? This club's most recent fixtures suggest that, having finished 7 league matches in a row with one or more goals from each side.
The Al Kuwait manager Ali has got the team scoring on the road, with 9 away goals in 4 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Al Kuwait have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Surprisingly enough, Kuwait have scored in every league game they've played since NOT scoring against today's opposition; the Al Kuwait - Al Jahra 0-1 game nine rounds ago. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Al Jahra victories, zero draws and seven Al Kuwait wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
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| Al Jahra | Al Kuwait | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 75% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 44% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 11% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 3.4 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5.9 |
| 6.7 | 8.8 | 13 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8.7 | 7 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 14.2 | 12.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 8.8 | 5.9 |
| 38% | 36% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 32% |
| 12.6 | 12.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 7.7 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.9 |
- Al Jahra have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Al Jahra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Al Jahra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Jahra have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Al Jahra have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League
- Al Jahra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Kuwait have not yet lost a game away.
- Al Kuwait have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Kuwait have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Kuwait have the most scored goals (17) in Premier League
- Al Kuwait have the most scored goals (9) away in Premier League
- Al Kuwait have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League
- Al Kuwait have the the best goal difference (+3) away in Premier League
- Al Kuwait have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Kuwait haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Al Jahra's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Al Kuwait's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 |
