Kuwait vs Iraq: result 2-3 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on September 26, 2026 at 03:55 PM (UTC)Ali Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Madīnat al-Kuwayt (Kuwait City)
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What was the result of Kuwait vs Iraq?
Iraq won 2-3 on September 26, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 52′Zidane IqbalIraq
- 75′Yousef Al SulaimanKuwait (pen.)
- 83′S. RasheedIraq
- 90′Yousef Al SulaimanKuwait
- 90′Karar NabeelIraq
What had the model predicted before the match?
Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Iraq win at 64%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 0-1. Actual score: 2-3.
Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.
Official lineup for Kuwait vs Iraq
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Kuwait
- 7Mohammad Daham
- 16M. Al Fnaini
- 18Athbi Saleh
- 20Yousef Al Sulaiman
- 9N. F. Lafi
- 12M. Ghareeb
- 13K. Al Mershed
- 25Y. Al Haqan
- 4R. Al Dosary
- 26Abdulaziz Mahran
- 23S. Al Hoshan
Iraq
- 11A. Qasem
- 8Ibraheem Bayesh
- 13S. Rasheed
- 14Zidane Iqbal
- 16Amir Al Ammari
- 17A. Jasim
- 19Mohammed Qasim
- 4Zayed Tahseen
- 23Merchas Doski
- 25J. Al-Imam
- 1Ahmed Basil
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Kuwait have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats; Iraq have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 0-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Jun 5, 2026 | Thailand(away) | 2-2 | Friendlies |
| Dec 9, 2025 | United Arab Emirates(away) | 1-3 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 6, 2025 | Jordan(home) | 1-3 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Egypt(away) | 1-1 | Arab Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Oman(home) | 1-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Senegal(away) | 0-5 | World Cup |
| Jun 22, 2026 | France(away) | 0-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Norway(home) | 1-4 | World Cup |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Venezuela(home) | 0-2 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 0 Kuwait wins, 3 draws, 2 Iraq wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Iraq 2-2 Kuwait | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Kuwait 0-0 Iraq | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Iraq 1-0 Kuwait | Friendlies |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Iraq 2-1 Kuwait | Friendlies |
| Sep 10, 2018 | Kuwait 2-2 Iraq | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Kuwait score 1.1 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Iraq score 0.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Iraq | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
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 Iraq sit 3rd (4 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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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