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Qatar national football team
World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Second Round
Mar 21, 2024 at 6.30pm UK
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Kuwait national football team

Qatar
3 - 0
Kuwait

Afif (47', 68'), Al-Rawi (51')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Shehab (22'), El Ebrahim (76'), Abujabarah (79')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Qatar

All competitions
World Cup Qualifying
Last Game: Jordan 1-3 Qatar
Saturday, February 10 at 3pm in Asian Cup

Kuwait

Last Game: Kuwait 0-2 Uganda
Friday, January 19 at 4pm in International Friendlies

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 36.57%. A win for Qatar had a probability of 35.99% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Kuwait win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.94%) and 0-2 (6.56%). The likeliest Qatar win was 1-0 (10.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Qatar would win this match.

Result
QatarDrawKuwait
35.99% (-0.041000000000004 -0.04)27.46% (0.369 0.37)36.57% (-0.32 -0.32)
Both teams to score 49.48% (-1.156 -1.16)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
43.84% (-1.45 -1.45)56.17% (1.457 1.46)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
22.78% (-1.187 -1.19)77.23% (1.194 1.19)
Qatar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.17% (-0.736 -0.74)29.84% (0.742 0.74)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.08% (-0.89899999999999 -0.9)65.93% (0.907 0.91)
Kuwait Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.52% (-0.896 -0.9)29.48% (0.903 0.9)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.51% (-1.113 -1.11)65.49% (1.12 1.12)
Score Analysis
    Qatar 35.98%
    Kuwait 36.56%
    Draw 27.45%
QatarDrawKuwait
1-0 @ 10.63% (0.37 0.37)
2-1 @ 7.86% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)
2-0 @ 6.43% (0.096 0.1)
3-1 @ 3.17% (-0.098 -0.1)
3-0 @ 2.59% (-0.015 -0.02)
3-2 @ 1.93% (-0.112 -0.11)
4-1 @ 0.96% (-0.05 -0.05)
Other @ 2.4%
Total : 35.98%
1-1 @ 12.99% (0.14 0.14)
0-0 @ 8.8% (0.482 0.48)
2-2 @ 4.8% (-0.172 -0.17)
Other @ 0.87%
Total : 27.45%
0-1 @ 10.74% (0.33 0.33)
1-2 @ 7.94% (-0.116 -0.12)
0-2 @ 6.56% (0.04 0.04)
1-3 @ 3.23% (-0.131 -0.13)
0-3 @ 2.67% (-0.052 -0.05)
2-3 @ 1.95% (-0.121 -0.12)
1-4 @ 0.99% (-0.066 -0.07)
Other @ 2.48%
Total : 36.56%

How you voted: Qatar vs Kuwait

Qatar
85.3%
Draw
8.8%
Kuwait
5.9%
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