Premier League fixture preview and stats: Al Salmiyah against Al Arabi SC

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Competition: Kuwait Premier League
Competition: Tue 20.December
Match begins: 15:40 (UTC)
Venue: Thamir Stadium (16105 seats)

Thamir Stadium: Prepare for a football jamboree when Al Salmiyah invite Al Arabi SC. Get the latest info on the game here!

Insights:
  • Al Salmiyah have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Premier League
  • Al Arabi SC is in the best form (4-2-0) in Premier League

This is a battle between neighbours, usually meaning added tension and significance.

Al Salmiyah and Al Arabi SC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Al Salmiyah form and stats

2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Al Salmiyah have to build on here at Thamir Stadium in the Premier League. Al Salmiyah have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

Al Salmiyah are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Al Tadhamon.

A 1-1 scoreline against Al Sahel before that, played at their own home stadium in the Crown Prince Cup.

Salmiyah have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Arabi SC form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Al Arabi SC have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.

There were no winners in Al Arabi SC's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Al Nasar (placed 9th).

Before that one, the victory at home hosting Al Qadsia in the Crown Prince Cup (3-0).

Observe! Both teams have scored in 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.

The travelling fans enjoy Al Arabi SC's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. In the opposite end, Arabi have conceded 6 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most up to date reported scoreline between these squads is the Al Arabi SC - Al Salmiyah 2-2 played previously this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Salmiyah victories, three draws and four Al Arabi SC wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten duels.

Al Salmiyah missing players

Al Arabi SC missing players

Al Salmiyah Al Arabi SC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 0 4 10
3 2 0 Won W 0 1 4
4 2 1 Drew D 0 2 5
3 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
12 4 1 Scored S 0 6 18
11 2 1 Conceded C 0 6 13
90% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 90%
70% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 90%
40% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 60%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 20%
60% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 80%
30% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 20%
20% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 10%
 
4.6 4.8 1 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.8 4.9
4.1 5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.8 4.3
4 4.2 7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.8 3.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.5 10.2 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.8 12.1
3.5 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 4.7
34% 27% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 35% 38%
 
8.9 10.5 7 Shots against (avg) S A 0 7.8 7.7
3.7 3.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.2 2.6
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Arabi SC is in the best form (4-2-0) in Premier League
  • Al Salmiyah have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Al Salmiyah have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home 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 Kuwait 10 6 3 1 20 12 5 3 1 1 8 6 5 3 2 0 12 6 8 21
2 Al Arabi SC 10 4 5 1 18 13 6 3 3 0 12 7 4 1 2 1 6 6 5 17
3 Kazma 10 4 4 2 17 13 4 2 1 1 8 5 6 2 3 1 9 8 4 16
4 Al Salmiyah 10 3 4 3 12 11 4 2 2 0 4 2 6 1 2 3 8 9 1 13
5 Al Jahra 10 4 1 5 11 13 5 1 1 3 5 9 5 3 0 2 6 4 -2 13
6 Al Tadhamon 10 3 3 4 11 11 5 2 2 1 5 5 5 1 1 3 6 6 0 12
7 Al Fahaheel 10 4 0 6 13 16 6 3 0 3 8 8 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3 12
8 Al Qadsia 10 3 3 4 12 18 4 1 1 2 5 9 6 2 2 2 7 9 -6 12
9 Al Nasar 10 2 5 3 11 15 5 0 3 2 4 10 5 2 2 1 7 5 -4 11
10 Al Sahel 10 2 2 6 14 17 6 1 1 4 8 11 4 1 1 2 6 6 -3 8

Read more about Premier League

The Kuwait Premier League is the top division of the Kuwaiti football pyramid. It was founded in 1961 and has been dominated by the three teams Al-Qadisiya, Al-Arabi and Al-Kuwait. Ten teams play 38 fixtures each to create a final league table. The bottom two teams are relegated.