Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Al Salmiyah - Al Kuwait!
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.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Al Salmiyah form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Al Salmiyah are 1-2-1 (wins-draw-losses).
A strong away win for Al Salmiyah against Al Qadsia the last match.
Salmiyah are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Al Jahra awaits in four days.
Salmiyah are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Salmiyah have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Al Kuwait form and stats
Four points from two away games for Al Kuwait, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier League so far.
Al Kuwait play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Yarmouk (placed 15th). That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Al Sulaibikhat.
A quick return to home after this game, as Kuwait are hosting Al Qadsia in the Premier League only four days away.
4 goals so far away for Al Kuwait, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Salmiyah one win, four draws and Al Kuwait five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Al Salmiyah missing players
Al Kuwait missing players
| Al Salmiyah | Al Kuwait | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 71% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 43% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 14% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 26 | 73 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 12 | 37 |
| 275% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 33% | 32% |
- Al Kuwait has the most points from losing position (6) in Premier League
- Al Kuwait has the the best goal difference (+8) in Premier League
- Al Kuwait have not yet lost a game.
- Al Kuwait have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Kuwait have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Al Salmiyah has the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Premier League
- Al Salmiyah have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Al Salmiyah have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Salmiyah haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 Qadsia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Al Kuwait | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Al Salmiyah | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Kazma | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Al Nasar | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Al Arabi SC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Al Sahel | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Al Fahaheel | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Al Shabab | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Al Tadhamon | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Burgan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Al Jahra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Al Sulaibikhat | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 14 | Khaitan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 4 |
| 15 | Yarmouk | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -12 | 0 |