Match Report
Kuwait went into the game 2nd in the table on 7 points; Jordan sat 1st on 13 — a 6-point gap. On recent form Kuwait sat only 57th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Kuwait were scoring 1 and conceding 1, Jordan 2.67 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Kuwait had gone 5 games without a win.
10 meetings are on record — 2 won by Kuwait, 2 by Jordan, 6 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 30% of the wins in this matchup. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 30% of meetings.
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. Jordan led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Kuwait: Mohammad Daham (68') · Jordan: Yazan Al-Naimat (21')
Key stats
Possession: Kuwait 49% · Jordan 51% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 3-11