Kuwait vs Qatar: Gulf Cup of Nations match prediction

Current form

The Kuwait national team is having a strong home tournament and has a good chance of getting out of the group – it is enough not to lose today. At the start, the hosts drew with Oman (1:1), and in the second round they scored a sensational victory over the UAE with a score of 2:1. Undoubtedly, the hero of the last meeting was the experienced goalkeeper Khaled Al-Rashidi, who saved his team more than once. It should be noted that the hosts scored the winning goal in the 89th minute, as soon as the opponent was left with ten men.

Disqualifications and injuries

There are no losses in the Kuwait team.

Interesting trends for betting

• In two matches at the tournament involving the Kuwait national team, a draw was recorded in the first half
• Goals were exchanged in Kuwait previous two matches in the tournament

Tentative line-up: Al-Rashidi - Al-Hajeri, Ebrahim, Khader, Al-Enezi - Al-Dheferi, Al-Enezi - Majed, Khalaf, Daham - Nasser.

Current form

Qatar in Group A was initially considered among the main contenders for the playoffs. However, in practice, the team has not lived up to expectations and forecasts at all and is at the bottom of the quartet with one point after two rounds. At the start, Luis Garcia team drew with the UAE (1:1). In the second round, the Qataris played Oman, were the clear favorites according to bookmakers, but lost with a score of 1:2, although they opened the scoring in the second minute of that game.

Disqualifications and injuries

All players are fit and ready to take to the field today.

Interesting trends for betting

• In three of the last five matches, the Qatar national team played to a 1-1 draw in the first half
• Four of Qatar previous five matches have seen goals exchanged

Estimated line-up: Barsham - Yusif, Al-Husain, Mendesh, Al-Brake - Fathi - Hamza, Abdulsallam, Al-Hassan, Afif - Ali.