Kuwait - Kuwait Premier LeagueSabah Al Salem StadiumData current as of October 14, 2026

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Al Arabi vs Al Salmiyah: match statistics

Al Arabi vs Al Salmiyah: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Al Arabi plays Al Salmiyah in Kuwait Premier League (Kuwait). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context. Venue: Sabah Al Salem Stadium.

Recent form

Al Arabi has 0 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 0.75 points per game. Al Salmiyah has 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.50 points per game.

Scoring records

Al Arabi scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 2.25. Al Salmiyah scores 1.00 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 3.08 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Al Arabi's games and 25% of Al Salmiyah's. The Over 2.5 rates are 75% and 25%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 54% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Al Salmiyah has the higher season xG average, 1.94 to 1.61 per game. Al Arabi takes 13.5 shots per game, while Al Salmiyah takes 14.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Al Arabi leads at halftime in 50% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Al Salmiyah leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Al Arabi's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (3 goals). For Al Salmiyah, it is minutes 31-45+ (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Kuwait Premier League games average 3.08 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 54% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 3 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 2 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
2Goals scored / game1
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
2.25Goals allowed / game1
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
61%Average possession60%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
6Shots on target / game6.75
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.5Shots per game14.75
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
6Shots on target6.75
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
14.8%Shot conversion6.8%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
61%Possession60%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
1.61xG for1.94
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
1xG against1.38
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

Shooting quality

Al Arabi: Efficient finishingAl Salmiyah: Dominant
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
Accuracy (shots on target)44%46%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.15

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Al Salmiyah is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.75 pts / game - Al Arabi · 1.5 pts / game - Al Salmiyah

Al Arabi
DLDD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W75% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-1
0.75 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 2.3xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.00BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 75%
Al Salmiyah
LWWL
Season result split
50% W0% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-2
1.50 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-2
1.50 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.94Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 25%Over 2.5: 25%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Al Arabi is 100% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Al Arabi · 1 goals / game - Al Salmiyah

Al Salmiyah is 125% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.25 goals / game - Al Arabi · 1 goals / game - Al Salmiyah

Al Arabi scoring profile: very strong

Al Arabi scores in 100% of games (4 of 4 games), while Al Salmiyah keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 games).

Al Salmiyah scoring profile: very strong

Al Salmiyah scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 games), while Al Arabi keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 games).

8Goals scored (season)4
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
9Goals conceded (season)4
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
4.25Average goals per game2
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
8Goals scored (last 5)4
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
9Goals conceded (last 5)4
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal75%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
50%2 goals25%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
50%3 goals0%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
0%4 goals0%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
75%2 goals50%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
50%3 goals0%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
0%4 goals0%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

50%BTTS at half-time0%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
50%BTTS in both halves0%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
50%Scored in both halves0%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

BTTS and goal count

75%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
100%BTTS - last 525%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
50%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
50%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Al Arabi is 20% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.5 pts / game - Al Arabi · 1.25 pts / game - Al Salmiyah

Al Arabi - half-time state
50% leading0% draw50% trailing
Al Salmiyah - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1.25
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
1Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
2Average goals (1st half)0.75
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
25%Clean sheet before half-time75%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
25%No goal before half-time75%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per game (2nd half)1
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
1.25Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
2.25Average goals (2nd half)1.25
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
25%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah
25%No goal after half-time50%
Al ArabiAl Salmiyah

Al Arabi - second-half results

50% W0% D50% L
6
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 0%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Al Salmiyah - second-half results

25% W25% D50% L
5
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Al Arabi - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.501.50
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game1.01.3
Average goals per game2.02.3
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%75%
3 goals50%50%
Clean sheet25%25%
No goal25%25%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 50% leading - 0% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 4
Al Salmiyah - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.251.00
Goals scored / game0.50.5
Goals allowed / game0.30.8
Average goals per game0.81.3
1 goal50%75%
2 goals25%25%
3 goals0%25%
Clean sheet75%50%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 25% won - 25% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Al Arabi
ScoredConceded
1
1
0-15
2
2
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
1
46-60
0
1
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Al Salmiyah
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
2
0
31-45
0
2
46-60
1
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.13
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-36%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
75%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Al Arabi

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.86
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.39
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.25
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
141%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
135%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

Al Salmiyah

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.56
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.94
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
70%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Kuwait Premier League).

Teams vs league

Al ArabiLigaAl Salmiyah
Average goals per game▲ 4.253.08▼ 2.00
Both teams scored▲ 100%58%▼ 25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 75%54%▼ 25%
Clean sheets▼ 0%23%▲ 50%
Goal before half-time▲ 100%79%▼ 50%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%83%▼ 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.08
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
54%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / game
1.67
Away goals / game
+-15%
Home attack advantage
+-18%
Home defensive advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
33%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Al Arabi's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses against Al Salmiyah. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 33% of them.