Match Report
41 points separated the sides: Al Kuwait 1st on 44, Al Shabab 4th on 3. Recent form told a different story for Al Shabab: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th.
Al Kuwait were unbeaten in 12, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Al Shabab were winless in 5. Over the last five, Al Kuwait had taken 11 of 15 points to Al Shabab's 2.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Al Kuwait, 1 draw and 0 for Al Shabab, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more.
Key stats
Possession: Al Kuwait 64% · Al Shabab 36% · Total shots: 19-5 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 10-1