Australia vs Kuwait: result 4-1 and analysis
Asian CupGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on January 9, 2015 at 09:00 AM (UTC)CommBank Stadium, Sydney
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What was the result of Australia vs Kuwait?
Australia won 4-1 on January 9, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 8′Hussain AliKuwait
- 33′T. CahillAustralia
- 44′M. LuongoAustralia
- 62′M. JedinakAustralia (pen.)
- 90′J. TroisiAustralia
Official lineup for Australia vs Kuwait
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Australia
- 7M. Leckie
- 4T. Cahill
- 10R. Kruse
- 14J. Troisi
- 15M. Jedinak
- 21M. Luongo
- 2I. Franjić
- 6M. Špiranović
- 13A. Behich
- 20T. Sainsbury
- 1M. Ryan
Kuwait
- 13Musaed Al Enazi
- 8Saleh Al Hendi
- 10Abdel Aziz Al Enezi
- 11Fahad Al Ansari
- 16Faisal Al Harbi
- 4Hussain Ali
- 5Fahad Al Hajeri
- 6Khaled Ali Nasser Al Qahtani
- 12Sultan Al Enezi
- 21Ali Al Maqseed
- 23Hameed Al Qallaf
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 12 matches in all competitions, Australia have 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Kuwait have 0, 0 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2014 | Spain(home) | 0-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 18, 2014 | Netherlands(home) | 2-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 13, 2014 | Chile(away) | 1-3 | World Cup |
| Jan 29, 2011 | Japan(home) | 0-1 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 25, 2011 | Uzbekistan(away) | 6-0 | Asian Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2011 | Qatar(away) | 0-3 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 12, 2011 | Uzbekistan(away) | 1-2 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 8, 2011 | China(home) | 0-2 | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Australia score 1.6 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 12; Kuwait score 0.3 and concede 2.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1.6 | 1.4 | 4 | 5/12 | 7/12 |
| Kuwait | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0 | 1/3 | 2/3 |
Over the last 12 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy