World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round

Nov 16, 2023 at 4.30pm UK

Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium (Madīnat al-Kuwayt (Kuwait City))

Kuwait
0 - 1
India

Al-Qallaf (69'), Zayed (90+1')
Zayed (90+4')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Singh (75')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Kuwait and India, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Kuwait

Last Game: Syria 1-2 Kuwait
Tuesday, October 17 at 5pm in International Friendlies

India

Last Game: Malaysia 4-2 India
Friday, October 13 at 2pm in International Friendlies

Both nations will be targeting this match as a hugely important one given that they could be fighting for second spot sandwiched in between Qatar and Afghanistan. There is likely to be an edgy element to the encounter after their recent meeting at the SAFF Championship final in June, and we would not be surprised to see a repeat scoreline play out with the two sides sharing the spoils on this occasion. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Kuwait win with a probability of 39.07%. A win for India had a probability of 32.79% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Kuwait win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.07%) and 2-0 (7.36%). The likeliest India win was 0-1 (10.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.18%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood.

Result
Kuwait	Draw	India
39.07% ( 1.49)	28.14% ( 0.3)	32.79% ( -1.79)

Both teams to score 47.04% (

-1.18)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.98% (

-1.33)

59.02% (

1.33)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.51% (

-1.04)

79.49% (

1.04)

Kuwait Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.62% (

0.23)

29.38% (

-0.23)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.63% (

0.28)

65.37% (

-0.28)

India Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.62% (

-1.89)

33.39% (

1.89)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.99% (

-2.13)

70.01% (

2.13)

Score Analysis

Kuwait 39.07%

India 32.79%

Draw 28.14%

Kuwait	Draw	India
1-0 @ 12.01% ( 0.67) 2-1 @ 8.07% ( 0.09) 2-0 @ 7.36% ( 0.45) 3-1 @ 3.3% ( 0.06) 3-0 @ 3% ( 0.2) 3-2 @ 1.81% ( -0.06) 4-1 @ 1.01% ( 0.02) 4-0 @ 0.92% ( 0.07) Other @ 1.59% Total : 39.07%	1-1 @ 13.18% ( 0.07) 0-0 @ 9.81% ( 0.48) 2-2 @ 4.43% ( -0.18) Other @ 0.72% Total : 28.14%	0-1 @ 10.76% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 7.23% ( -0.35) 0-2 @ 5.9% ( -0.32) 1-3 @ 2.64% ( -0.27) 0-3 @ 2.16% ( -0.24) 2-3 @ 1.62% ( -0.16) Other @ 2.48% Total : 32.79%