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India vs Kuwait Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 0–00 – 0

Player of the matchGurpreet Singh SandhuIND · 90′ · 4 saves · 25/35 passes

8.0
Possession
48%52%
Shots · on target in brackets
15 (3)13 (4)
Corners
74

WC Qualification AsiaMatchday 5Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan StadiumRef M. Fu

Match strip & events

IND 0–0 KWT · 1–2 yellow

1′HT90′Kuwait on top 53 of 90 min · IND 48% · KWT 52% pressure · peaks IND 46′, KWT 89′
  1. Full time 0–0
  2. Edmund LalrindikaYellow card
  3. Sultan Al-EneziYellow card
  4. Sami Al-Saneafor Rashed Al-Dosary
  5. Fahad Al-Hajerifor Khalid Mohamed Hajjeia
  6. Edmund Lalrindikafor Jay Gupta
  7. Ali Khalaffor Eid Al-Rasheedi
  8. Sultan Al-Enezifor Redha Hani
  9. Manvir Singhfor Liston Colaco
  10. Ahmad Al-Dhefirifor Faisal Zayed
  11. Hassan Al-EneziYellow card
  12. Brandon Fernandesfor Sahal Abdul Samad
  13. Rahim Alifor Anirudh Thapa
  14. Half-time 0–0

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Indiaold → newKuwait
  1. 0-1L10 Sep
  2. 2-4L13 Oct
  3. 1-0W16 Nov
  4. 0-3L21 Nov
  5. 0-2L13 Jan
  6. 0-3L18 Jan
  7. 0-1L23 Jan
  8. 0-0D21 Mar
  9. 1-2L26 Mar
  10. 1-2L26 Mar

1-1-8goals 5:180.40pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 3-1W7 Sep
  2. 1-3L11 Sep
  3. 0-1L12 Oct
  4. 2-1W17 Oct
  5. 0-1L16 Nov
  6. 4-0W21 Nov
  7. 3-1W12 Jan
  8. 0-2L19 Jan
  9. 0-3L21 Mar
  10. 1-2L26 Mar

4-0-6goals 14:151.20pts/game

  1. HAfghanistan1–2
  2. HAfghanistan1–2
  3. AAfghanistan0–0
  4. ASyria0–1
  5. HUzbekistan0–3

latest 5

  1. HQatar1–2
  2. AQatar0–3
  3. HUganda0–2
  4. HLibya3–1
  5. AAfghanistan4–0
Show older matches
  1. AAustralia0–2
  2. HQatar0–3
  3. AKuwait1–0
  4. AMalaysia2–4
  5. ALebanon0–1

older

  1. HIndia0–1
  2. ASyria2–1
  3. AUnited Arab Emirates0–1
  4. AKyrgyz Republic1–3
  5. ABahrain3–1

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Indiaall competitionsKuwait
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 2.33Goals per game (both sides)2.8
  3. 67%Over 1.580%
  4. 40%Over 2.560%
  5. 20%Over 3.540%
  6. 33%Both teams scored53%
  7. 33%Clean sheets20%
  8. 47%Failed to score27%
  9. India at home v Kuwait away
  10. 5Played8
  11. 1Won4
  12. 1Drawn1
  13. 3Lost3
  14. 6-9Goals (for-against)15-10
  15. 0.8Points per game1.63
  16. 80%Over 2.575%
  17. 20%Clean sheets25%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 v 14 games
  19. 7-91st-half goals (for-against)12-6
  20. 7-122nd-half goals (for-against)9-11
  21. 50%Goals after half-time43%
  22. 53%Goal before half-time71%
  23. 3-9-3Half-time W-D-L5-6-3

How we calculate this

What stands out

  • 0–0half-time

    The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before a goalless second half (0–0 full time).

  • 15–13shots

    India recorded 15 shots (3 on target) against 13 (4 on target) for Kuwait.

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
India4-4-1-16.89 avg rating 7.194-2-3-1Kuwait
  1. 227.4Sulaiman Abdulghafoor
  1. 37.1Meshari Ghanam
  2. 217.3Hassan Al-EneziYC
  3. 46.6Khalid Mohamed Hajjeia↓85′
  4. 137.5Rashed Al-Dosary↓85′
  1. 187.2Athbi Shehab
  2. 147.0Redha Hani↓79′
  1. 97.1Mohammad Daham
  2. 107.5Faisal Zayed↓64′
  3. 117.6Eid Al-Rasheedi↓80′
  1. 206.8Yousef Nasser
  1. 9Manvir SinghFW · ↑70′6.7
  2. 10Brandon FernandesMF · ↑46′7.0
  3. 19Edmund LalrindikaFW · YC ↑83′6.8
  4. 20Rahim AliFW · ↑46′6.4
  5. 3Subashish BoseDF
  6. 5Mehtab SinghDF
  7. 13Vishal KaithGK
  8. 14Naorem Mahesh SinghFW
  9. 15Jeakson SinghMF
  10. 16Nandhakumar SekarFW
  11. 22Amey RanawadeDF
  12. 23Amrinder SinghGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Khalid Jamil (1.43 PPG) · Hélio Dias de Sousa (1.46 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 2Sami Al-SaneaDF · ↑85′6.4
  2. 5Fahad Al-HajeriMF · ↑85′6.6
  3. 6Sultan Al-EneziDF · YC ↑79′6.5
  4. 8Ahmad Al-DhefiriMF · ↑64′6.8
  5. 17Ali KhalafMF · ↑80′6.6
  6. 1Saud Al-HoshanGK
  7. 7Bader Al-FadhelMF
  8. 12Hamad Al-HarbiDF
  9. 15Salman BormeyaMF
  10. 16Mubarak Al-FnainiFW
  11. 19Bandar BouresliFW
  12. 23Abdulrahman Al-FadhliGK

Top ratings

XI avg 6.89 v 7.19
  1. Gurpreet Singh SandhuIND8.0
  2. Anwar AliIND7.6
  3. Eid Al-RasheediKWT7.6
  4. RARashed Al-DosaryKWT7.5
  5. Faisal ZayedKWT7.5

Head-to-head

4 meetings on record since 2010

1-2-1India W-D-L · goals 4:11

1 IND2 draws1 KWT
Goals per meeting
3.75
Over 2.5 goals
25%
Both teams scored
75%
Won by the host
25%
  1. Kuwait0–1IndiaWC Qualification Asia
  2. Kuwait1–1IndiaSAFF Championship
  3. India1–1KuwaitSAFF Championship
  4. Kuwait9–1IndiaFriendly International

Referee

M. Fu
Cards / match
3.07this match 3 (-0.07)
Yellows / match
2.93this match 3
Reds / match
0.14
Penalties / match
0.3222% of matches
Fouls / match
25.6this match 23

1.41Home 1.41 vs Away 1.53 yellows/match · 1–7 red1.53

47%Results in 64 recent matches · draw 22%31%

home winsaway wins
With India
0-0-1 in 1 · 0 yellows/game

Analysed latest 64 of 80 career matches (59 with card data).

Match info

Season
2026 · Matchday 5 of 19
Stage
Round 2
Kick-off
Venue
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium, Kolkata
Capacity
85,000 · grass
Referee
M. Fu
IND coach
Khalid Jamil (1.43 PPG)
KWT coach
Hélio Dias de Sousa (1.46 PPG)

Match summary

India and Kuwait drew 0-0 in the WC Qualification Asia, Round 2.

Across 4 previous meetings on record, India won 1 and Kuwait won 1, with 2 draws (3.75 goals per game).

India — live results and scheduleKuwait — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Team stats

31 figures
Indiafull timeKuwait
  1. 48%Possession52%
  2. 15Shots13
  3. 3Shots on target4
  4. 1Big chances2
  5. 7Corners4
  6. 305Passes340
  7. 11Fouls12
  8. 1Yellow cards2
All 31 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 6Accurate crosses2
  3. 1Big chances missed2
  4. 23Crosses16
  5. 19Dribble attempts13
  6. 2Offsides1
  7. 20%Shot accuracy31%
  8. 6Shots blocked3
  9. 8Shots inside box7
  10. 6Shots off target6
  11. 7Shots outside box6
  12. 6Successful dribbles5
  13. Passing
  14. 18Accurate long passes27
  15. 230Accurate passes260
  16. 45%Long pass accuracy38%
  17. 40Long passes72
  18. 75%Pass accuracy76%
  19. Defence
  20. 13Goal kicks13
  21. 4Interceptions5
  22. 4Saves3
  23. 9Tackles21
  24. Discipline
  25. 12Free kicks11
  26. Other
  27. 133Possession lost125
  28. 26Throw-ins23

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Eid Al-RasheediKWT4 (1)
  2. Anwar AliIND3 (1)
  3. Faisal ZayedKWT3 (1)

Big chances created

  1. Eid Al-RasheediKWT1
  2. Faisal ZayedKWT1
  3. Brandon FernandesIND1

Passes

  1. Anwar AliIND58/65
  2. Rahul BhekeIND38/47
  3. Hassan Al-EneziKWT31/38

Key passes

  1. Mohammad DahamKWT4
  2. Anirudh ThapaIND3
  3. Rashed Al-DosaryKWT2

Duels won

  1. Rashed Al-DosaryKWT8/12
  2. Anwar AliIND7/9
  3. Eid Al-RasheediKWT6/9

Tackles

  1. Rashed Al-DosaryKWT6
  2. Eid Al-RasheediKWT3
  3. Athbi ShehabKWT3

Table

WC Qualification Asia 2026 · current
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPts
1Qatar65-1-018:3+1516
2Kuwait62-1-36:607
3India61-2-33:7-45
4Afghanistan61-2-33:14-115

Full table

Matchday 5

WC Qualification Asia · the other 1 game
  1. Iraq1–0Indonesia
WC Qualification Asia fixtures and results →

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