Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait Prediction - 23 September 2026
Our pick:Under 3.5 goals
Odds 1.35Won
- Correct score
- 1-0
- Alternative
- 1-1
- Under 3.5 goals
- 4/5Saudi Arabia · last 5 games
Match highlights
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- D 0-0
- L 0-4
- D 1-1
- D 0-0
- W 3-0
- D 2-2
- L 1-3
- L 1-3
- D 1-1
- W 2-0
Match analysis
Draws, not wins, define Saudi Arabia's last two home matches, 1-1 with Uruguay and a scoreless 0-0 with Senegal. That form keeps Kuwait alive in Superior's alternative reading for this Gulf Cup of Nations meeting on 23 September, even with the model's central projection landing on a 1-0 Saudi Arabia win.
Saudi Arabia have drawn both of their last two home matches
A 1-1 draw with Uruguay and a scoreless draw with Senegal are Saudi Arabia's last two matches on home soil, one goal scored and one conceded across both. Their attack and defence ratings, 6.1 and 6.0 out of 10, sit close together and support a tight match over a routine home win.
Kuwait have conceded in three of their last four away matches
Kuwait have shipped goals on the road: draws with Thailand and Egypt sit alongside a heavy defeat to the United Arab Emirates, six conceded across four away matches with only their win at Mauritania kept clean. That record is the main reason Superior's model still favours Saudi Arabia to score at least once.
Kuwait's 2-0 win at Mauritania sits in this same run of away matches
Kuwait's away log is not one-sided: a 2-0 win at Mauritania sits alongside their heavier defeats, and they have scored in four of their last five overall. Saudi Arabia have not won at home in either of their last two matches shown. If Kuwait's Mauritania form travels here, 1-1 is the more realistic finish than 1-0.
Today's acca
2 matches, total odds 1.59Match stats
Match overview
- 67%Ball possession33%
- 23Total shots6
- 2Goalkeeper saves7
- 16Corner kicks2
- 11Fouls3
- 462Passes236
- 1Yellow cards0
Shots
- 7Shots on target2
- 7Shots off target2
- 9Blocked shots2
Attack
- 113Attacks55
- 2Offsides1
Passes
- 380/462 (82%)Accurate passes159/236 (67%)
Defending
- 11/16 (69%)Tackles won11/19 (58%)
- 10Clearances41
Other
- 3Free kicks10
- 29Throw-ins17
- 3Goal kicks8
More tips for this game
- Goals: Under 3.5
- Correct score: 1-1
League table
League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | +6 | 9 | |
| 1 | 3 | +7 | 7 | |
| 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | -2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | -8 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 | |
| 4 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 |