Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: result 1-2 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on December 22, 2017 at 03:30 PM (UTC)Ali Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Madīnat al-Kuwayt (Kuwait City)
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What was the result of Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia won 1-2 on December 22, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 13′Salman Al-MowasherSaudi Arabia
- 52′Mukhtar FallatahSaudi Arabia
- 60′Abdullah Al BuraikiKuwait
Official lineup for Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Kuwait
- 17Bader Al Mutawa
- 7Fahad Saleh Al Enezi
- 11Fahad Al Ansari
- 15Faisal Al Harbi
- 16Mohammed Al Ajmi
- 2Sami Al Sanea
- 5Fahad Al Hajeri
- 6Sultan Al Enezi
- 13Khaled Ali Nasser Al Qahtani
- 20Hussain Al Shammari
- 22Hameed Al Qallaf
Saudi Arabia
- 7Salman Al-Mowasher
- 10Hazza Al Hazza
- 6Noah Al Mousa
- 9Naif Hazazi
- 15Ahmed Mohammed Al Fraidi
- 19Saleh Al Amri
- 2Salem Saeed
- 4Mohammed Al Khabrani
- 5Omar Hawsawi
- 12Abdulrahman Al Obaid
- 22Assaf Al Qarni
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Kuwait have 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 defeats; Saudi Arabia have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2017 | Bahrain(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 29, 2016 | South Korea(away) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 24, 2016 | Laos(home) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Myanmar(away) | 0-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Lebanon(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2017 | Bulgaria(away) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 10, 2017 | Portugal(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Sep 5, 2017 | Japan(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Aug 29, 2017 | United Arab Emirates(away) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jun 8, 2017 | Australia(away) | 2-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
How many goals should we expect?
Kuwait score 0.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Saudi Arabia score 1.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5 | 2/15 | 7/15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.7 | 1.1 | 6 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
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 Saudi Arabia sit 1st (9 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
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