Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait

Saudi Arabia beat Kuwait 1-0 in the Gulf Cup of Nations on Wednesday 23 September 2026, 0-0 at half-time. In their last 2 meetings, including this one, Kuwait won 0, Saudi Arabia won 2 and 0 were drawn.

Gulf Cup of Nations Wed 23 Sep 2026, 19:00 Save

Saudi Arabia

HT 0-0

Kuwait

João Pedro Silva Pinheiro

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Kuwait or draw 49%
Saudi Arabia or Kuwait 73%

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Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait key moments

46' Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat Yellow card · Foul, Saudi Arabia
73' Yousef Al-Haqan 1-0 Own goal · Own Goal, Saudi Arabia

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0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' 90'

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Match stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Saudi ArabiaKuwait

63% Possession 37%

113 Attacks 55

80 Dang. Attacks 16

23 Shots 6

7 Shots On Target 2

0 Big Chances 1

16 Corners 2

84% Pass Accuracy 74%

2 Saves 8

11 Fouls 3

1 Yellow Cards 0

2 Offsides 1

Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait lineups

Confirmed

Saudi Arabia 4-4-2

1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi

13 Nawaf Boushal
4 Abdulelah Al-Amri
14 Hassan Kadesh
24 Moteb Al-Harbi

2 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat
23 Mohamed Kanno
6 Nasser Al-Dawsari
25 Hammam Al-Hammami

19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
7 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat

Substitutes

3 Jehad Thakri
5 Hassan Tambakti
8 Alaa Hejji 83'
9 Firas Al-Buraikan 83'
11 Abdullah Al-Salem
12 Mohammed Mahzari
16 Ziyad Al-Johani
18 Mohammed bin Hamad bin Dwaihi Al Swaidan Al Qahtani 90'
20 Sultan Mandash 64'
21 Mohammed Al-Owais 83'
22 Hamed Al-Shanqity
26 Zakaria Hawsawi 90'

Kuwait 4-1-4-1

23 Saud Al-Hoshan

3 Moaath Al-Dhafiri
26 Abdulaziz Murad
25 Yousef Al-Haqan
4 Rashed Al-Dosary

13 Khaled Al-Mershed

7 Mohammad Daham
21 Jasem Al-Mutar
11 Eid Al-Rasheedi

10 Shabaib Al-Khaldi

Substitutes

1 Khaled Al-Rashidi
2 Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi
5 Fahad Al-Hajeri
6 Khaled Waleed Sabah Al Fadhli
8 Ahmad Al-Dhefiri
12 Mohsen Al-Ghareeb 88'
15 Yousef Majed 55'
16 Mubarak Al-Fnaini
18 Athbi Shehab 63'
19 Mahdi Dashti 90'
20 Yousef Nasser 88'
22 Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait player stats

Saudi Arabia player stats

1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi GK	83	0	0	13	0	0	0	13	0
13 Nawaf Boushal DEF	90	0	0	49	1	0	0	49	1
24 Moteb Al-Harbi DEF	90	1	1	36	0	1	1	36	0
14 Hassan Kadesh DEF	90	0	0	56	0	0	0	56	0
4 Abdulelah Al-Amri DEF	90	0	0	36	1	0	0	36	1
6 Nasser Al-Dawsari MID	90	0	0	62	2	0	0	62	2
23 Mohamed Kanno MID	90	1	1	37	2	1	1	37	2
25 Hammam Al-Hammami MID	90	3	1	26	1	3	1	26	1
2 Mohammed Abu Al-Shamat MID	83	5	0	42	1	5	0	42	1
19 Abdullah Al-Hamdan FWD	83	6	1	8	0	6	1	8	0
7 Saleh Abu Al-Shamat FWD	64	1	0	46	1	1	0	46	1
21 Mohammed Al-Owais GK Sub	7	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
26 Zakaria Hawsawi DEF Sub	11	1	0	8	0	1	0	8	0
20 Sultan Mandash MID Sub	26	2	2	7	1	2	2	7	1
18 Mohammed bin Hamad bin Dwaihi Al Swaidan Al Qahtani MID Sub	11	1	1	10	1	1	1	10	1
8 Alaa Hejji MID Sub	7	1	0	10	0	1	0	10	0
9 Firas Al-Buraikan FWD Sub	7	1	0	10	0	1	0	10	0

Kuwait player stats

23 Saud Al-Hoshan GK	90	0	0	28	0	0	0	28	0
26 Abdulaziz Murad DEF	90	0	0	32	0	0	0	32	0
4 Rashed Al-Dosary DEF	90	0	0	19	1	0	0	19	1
25 Yousef Al-Haqan DEF	90	1	0	18	0	1	0	18	0
3 Moaath Al-Dhafiri DEF	88	1	1	18	1	1	1	18	1
6 Khaled Waleed Sabah Al Fadhli DEF	66	0	0	15	0	0	0	15	0
7 Mohammad Daham MID	90	1	0	19	0	1	0	19	0
13 Khaled Al-Mershed MID	90	1	1	21	0	1	1	21	0
21 Jasem Al-Mutar MID	63	0	0	15	0	0	0	15	0
11 Eid Al-Rasheedi MID	55	1	0	10	0	1	0	10	0
8 Ahmad Al-Dhefiri MID	27	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
10 Shabaib Al-Khaldi FWD	88	1	0	12	1	1	0	12	1
12 Mohsen Al-Ghareeb DEF Sub	13	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
15 Yousef Majed MID Sub	35	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
18 Athbi Shehab MID Sub	27	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0
19 Mahdi Dashti MID Sub	8	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
20 Yousef Nasser FWD Sub	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait team news

Saudi Arabia were without 7 players and Kuwait had no reported absences.

Saudi Arabia 7 out

Raghed Al-Najjar Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 42 games Injured

Waleed Al-Ahmad Cruciate Ligament Tear · Missed 22 games Injured

Salem Al-Dawsari Knee Surgery · Missed 11 games Injured

Saud Abdulhamid Knock · Missed 5 games Injured

Ayman Yahya Adductor Injury · Missed 3 games Injured

Saad Al-Nasser Hamstring Injury · Missed 1 game Injured

Salem Al-Najdi Nose Injury · Missed 5 games Injured

Kuwait 0 out

No reported absences.

Form

Saudi Arabia D L D D W

Kuwait D L L D W

Last 5 results in all competitions before kick-off, most recent first.

Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia head to head

0 Kuwait wins 0 draws 2 Saudi Arabia wins

1.0 goals per game 0% both teams scored 0% over 2.5 goals

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Managers: Giorgios Donis Saudi Arabia Hélio Dias de Sousa Kuwait
Officials: Referee João Pedro Silva Pinheiro 1st Assistant P. Ribeiro 2nd Assistant L. Gomes Maia 4th Official M. Al Shammari

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