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
Official lineup for Kuwait vs Bahrain
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Kuwait
- 17Bader Al Mutawa
- 20Yousef Al Sulaiman
- 3Ahmad Al Dhefiri
- 7Faisal Al Harbi
- 14Redha Abujabarah
- 5Fahad Al Hajeri
- 10Talal Al Fadhil
- 13Fahad Al Rashidi
- 18Amer Al Fadhel
- 21Dhari Abdullah
- 1Hameed Al Qallaf
Bahrain
- 8Ali Madan
- 13Mohamed Al Romaihi
- 20Mahdi Al Humaidan
- 14Ali Haram
- 15Jassim Al Shaikh
- 19Komail Al Aswad
- 2Sayed Baqer
- 16Sayed Reda Issa
- 18Ahmed Nabeel
- 23Rashed Al Hooti
- 21Sayed Jaafar
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?
In the last meeting: 0 Kuwait wins, 1 draw, 0 Bahrain wins.
| 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 (0 points from 3 matches) and Bahrain sit 4th (0 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | KuwaitGroup A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | BahrainGroup B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
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