Al Kuwait and Al Qadsia are both riding high in the Premier League with their 5th and 2nd positions respectively. Expect a great game!
- Al Kuwait have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Premier League
- Al Qadsia have the most scored goals (15) away in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Kuwait nor Al Qadsia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Al Kuwait form and stats
3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Al Kuwait so far this season.
Al Kuwait shared the glory with Al Shabab in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that, Kuwait had a home game versus Kazma which ended with a victory 3-0.
Al Kuwait are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Al Nasar awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Kuwait in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Al Kuwait's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Qadsia form and stats
Al Qadsia's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Qadsia, who have the most scored goals (15) away in Premier League, collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Things are running smoothly for Al Qadsia who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Al Nasar. Al Qadsia are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
Two travels in a row for Al Qadsia, whose manager Pablo Franco could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Khaitan. Preceding that game was the away victory against Al Sahel with the score of 1-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kazma in just three days.
The Al Qadsia manager Pablo Franco has got the team scoring on the road, with 15 away goals in 7 league matches. Al Qadsia have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Qadsia - Kuwait 1-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Kuwait, three draws and four wins for Al Qadsia. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Al Kuwait missing players
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| Al Kuwait | Al Qadsia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 54 | 26 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 26 | 56 |
| 32 | 15 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 27 |
| 93% | 87% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 93% | 97% |
| 79% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 80% | 79% |
| 55% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 53% | 52% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 31% |
| 24% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 21% |
| 69% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 53% | 55% |
| 28% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 38% |
| 10% | 13% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 13% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.2 | 10 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 13.6 | 12.8 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 40% | 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 31% | 35% |
- Al Kuwait have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Kuwait have the most dropped points from leading position (19) in Premier League
- Al Kuwait have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Premier League
- Al Qadsia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Qadsia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Qadsia have the most scored goals (15) away in Premier League
| 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 | 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 |