Kuwait vs Bahrain: result 2-4 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 2, 2019 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Ali Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Madīnat al-Kuwayt (Kuwait City)
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What was the result of Kuwait vs Bahrain?
Bahrain won 2-4 on December 2, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 45′Ali MadanBahrain
- 59′Yousef Al SulaimanKuwait (pen.)
- 69′Jassim Al ShaikhBahrain
- 83′Thiago FernandesBahrain
- 85′Ahmad ZankiKuwait
- 90′Thiago FernandesBahrain
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Kuwait have 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats; Bahrain have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2019 | Oman(home) | 1-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 27, 2019 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 3-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 19, 2019 | Nepal(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2019 | Chinese Taipei(home) | 9-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Turkmenistan(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2019 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 0-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 27, 2019 | Oman(away) | 0-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 19, 2019 | Iraq(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2019 | Hong Kong(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Iran(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Kuwait win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Bahrain win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2017 | Bahrain 0-0 Kuwait | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Kuwait score 1.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Bahrain score 1.2 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 1.9 | 1.1 | 7 | 6/15 | 8/15 |
| Bahrain | 1.2 | 0.7 | 9 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Kuwait sit 4th in Gulf Cup of Nations (1 points from 3 matches) and Bahrain sit 2nd (5 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy