United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait Match Analysis and Prediction

UAE vs Kuwait Match Analysis & Prediction

UAE

24/12/2024 8:30 pm

Kuwait

by Vincent

4 weeks ago 0 58

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For a second time in successive Gulf Cup competitions, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait will meet in the group stage, with this upcoming encounter taking place on Tuesday at Jaber Al-Amad International Stadium in Kuwait.

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After the opening matches in Group A, there is a four-way tie, as the hosts picked up a point in a 1-1 draw with Oman, and the UAE doing the same against Qatar.

There seems to be something about the Gulf Cup that brings out the worst in the UAE, which only managed a single point on matchday one.

Paulo Bento’s side have now gone six successive matches without victory in the group stage of this tournament, losing four of those games.

UAE came into this competition in great goalscoring form, with convincing victories over Kyrgyzstan (3-0) and Qatar (5-0) in 2026 World Cup qualifying, but they could only score on one of their four targeted efforts on Saturday.

Meanwhile, it began well for the hosts on matchday one, but in the end, Kuwait had to settle for a single point despite holding their opponents to just one effort on target.

That extended their winless run to 10 matches across all competitions, with their last competitive victory coming in a June World Cup qualifier (1-0 against Afghanistan).

Juan Antonio Pizzi is still seeking his first win since taking charge of this teams, losing two of his last three matches at the helm.

Kuwait have not suffered successive defeats in the group stage of this competition since following up a 3-1 victory over Saudi Arabia in 2019 with losses to Oman (2-1) and Bahrain (4-2).

UAE vs. Kuwait Head to head

In the previous 16 meetings between these two teams, UAE have claimed eight victories while Kuwait have won four, and they have drawn in four.

15/01/2013

UAE

1

Kuwait

0

Gulf Cup of Nations
17/11/2014

UAE

2

Kuwait

2

Gulf Cup of Nations
28/12/2017

Kuwait

0

UAE

0

Gulf Cup of Nations
10/01/2023

UAE

0

Kuwait

1

Gulf Cup of Nations
12/10/2023

UAE

1

Kuwait

0

Friendlies

UAE Team News

On matchday one, Khalifa Al Hammadi collected his 50th cap for the UAE, while Solomon Sosu, Khamis Al-Mansoori, Faris Khalil, Lucas Pimienta and Hamad Al-Meqebaali are all seeking their first appearnces with the national team.

UAE's Last 5 Matches

10/10/2024

UAE

1

Korea DPR

1

AFC World Cup Qualifiers
15/10/2024

Uzbekistan

1

UAE

0

AFC World Cup Qualifiers
14/11/2024

UAE

3

Kyrgyz Republic

0

AFC World Cup Qualifiers
19/11/2024

UAE

5

Qatar

0

AFC World CupQualifiers
21/12/2024

Qatar

1

UAE

1

Gulf Cup of Nations

Kuwait Team News

From their November game against Jordan to their opening match in this tournament, Kuwait made one change to their starting XI, with Redha Abujabarah replacing Yousef Majed.