Bahrain vs Kuwait: result 1-1 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on January 13, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī (Bahrain National Stadium), Riffa
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What was the result of Bahrain vs Kuwait?
Bahrain and Kuwait drew 1-1 on January 13, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 26′Mahdi Al HumaidanBahrain
- 45′Shabaib Al KhaldiKuwait
Official lineup for Bahrain vs Kuwait
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Bahrain
- 20Mahdi Al Humaidan
- 4Sayed Dhiya
- 8Mohamed Marhoon
- 12Mahdi Ali
- 14Ali Haram
- 19Komail Al Aswad
- 2Amine Benaddi
- 5Hamad Al Shamsan
- 6Hamza Abdullah Idris
- 17Ahmed Bughammar
- 21Sayed Jaafar
Kuwait
- 16Mubarak Al Faneni
- 20Shabaib Al Khaldi
- 4Khaled Hajiah
- 7Badr Tareq
- 10Faisal Al Harbi
- 11Eid Al Rashedi
- 2Hasan Al Enezi
- 5Fahad Al Hajeri
- 6Sultan Al Enezi
- 15Hamad Al Qallaf
- 22Sulaiman Abdulghafoor
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bahrain have 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats; Kuwait have 5, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2023 | Qatar(away) | 2-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Jan 7, 2023 | United Arab Emirates(home) | 2-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Serbia(home) | 1-5 | Friendlies |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Canada(home) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Panama(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2023 | United Arab Emirates(away) | 1-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Jan 7, 2023 | Qatar(home) | 0-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Iraq(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 19, 2022 | Lebanon(home) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Jordan(away) | 0-3 | Asian Cup - Qualification |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Bahrain wins, 1 draw, 0 Kuwait wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2021 | Bahrain 2-0 Kuwait | Arab Cup |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Kuwait 2-4 Bahrain | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Bahrain 0-0 Kuwait | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Bahrain score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Kuwait score 0.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 1.4 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Kuwait | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bahrain sit 4th in Gulf Cup of Nations (0 points from 3 matches) and Kuwait sit 4th (0 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | BahrainGroup B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | KuwaitGroup A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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