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Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait Prediction - 23 September 2026

Gulf Cup of NationsWorldFull time
Saudi Arabia
1-0
Kuwait

Our pick:Under 3.5 goals

71%Odds 1.35Won

Correct score1-0Alternative1-1

Bookmaker odds

Home1.26price falling, opened at 1.40
Draw6.00price rising, opened at 4.15
Away10.50price rising, opened at 6.61
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Total goals
Over 1.51.18price falling, opened at 1.22
Under 1.53.92price rising, opened at 3.50
Over 2.51.72price falling, opened at 1.79
Under 2.52.12price rising, opened at 1.88
Over 3.52.63price falling, opened at 2.92
Under 3.51.38price rising, opened at 1.31
Both teams to score
Yes2.09price rising, opened at 1.95
No1.65price falling, opened at 1.74
Odd/Even
Odd1.83
Even1.83
Handicap
Home -1.51.92
Away +1.51.88

What is the prediction for Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait?

Our correct score is 1-0, then 1-1. Saudi Arabia are in better form heading into this match.

Methodology

Match highlights

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Match analysis

Draws, not wins, define Saudi Arabia's last two home matches, 1-1 with Uruguay and a scoreless 0-0 with Senegal. That form keeps Kuwait alive in Superior's alternative reading for this Gulf Cup of Nations meeting on 23 September, even with the model's central projection landing on a 1-0 Saudi Arabia win.

Saudi Arabia have drawn both of their last two home matches

A 1-1 draw with Uruguay and a scoreless draw with Senegal are Saudi Arabia's last two matches on home soil, one goal scored and one conceded across both. Their attack and defence ratings, 6.1 and 6.0 out of 10, sit close together and support a tight match over a routine home win.

Kuwait have conceded in three of their last four away matches

Kuwait have shipped goals on the road: draws with Thailand and Egypt sit alongside a heavy defeat to the United Arab Emirates, six conceded across four away matches with only their win at Mauritania kept clean. That record is the main reason Superior's model still favours Saudi Arabia to score at least once.

Kuwait's 2-0 win at Mauritania sits in this same run of away matches

Kuwait's away log is not one-sided: a 2-0 win at Mauritania sits alongside their heavier defeats, and they have scored in four of their last five overall. Saudi Arabia have not won at home in either of their last two matches shown. If Kuwait's Mauritania form travels here, 1-1 is the more realistic finish than 1-0.

Written by the Superior Football Desk

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  • Correct score: 1-1Lost7.50
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After full time

Top five correct scores

  1. 1-012.1%Our score
  2. 1-111.9%Alternative
  3. 2-09.7%
  4. 2-19.5%
  5. 0-07.6%

Top five combined: 50.8%

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Score Matrix

HomeSaudi ArabiaxG1.60
AwayKuwaitxG0.98
0
1
2
3
4
5
6+
0
7.6%
12%
9.7%
5.1%
2.0%
0.7%
0.2%
1
7.5%
12%
9.5%
5.0%
2.0%
0.6%
0.2%
2
3.7%
5.8%
4.7%
2.5%
1.0%
0.3%
0.1%
3
1.2%
1.9%
1.5%
0.8%
0.3%
0.1%
<0.1%
4
0.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.2%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
5
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
6+
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%

Goals and BTTS chances

Both teams to score Yes 49.9%50.1% No
Over 1.5 72.8%27.2% Under 1.5
Over 2.5 47.6%52.4% Under 2.5
Over 3.5 25.9%74.1% Under 3.5

Combos

Combos

Saudi Arabia win and over 2.5 goals29.9%
Saudi Arabia win and both teams score21.8%
Kuwait win and over 2.5 goals12.2%
Draw and under 2.5 goals19.5%
Outcome markets
Saudi Arabia or draw76.7%
Kuwait or draw48.3%
Either team wins74.9%
Draw no bet: Saudi Arabia68.9%
Draw no bet: Kuwait31.1%
Saudi Arabia win to nil29.9%
Kuwait win to nil12.7%
Team goals
Saudi Arabia to score79.7%
Kuwait to score62.6%
Saudi Arabia over 1.5 goals47.3%
Kuwait over 1.5 goals25.8%
Saudi Arabia clean sheet37.4%
Kuwait clean sheet20.3%

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Today's acca

1 games, total odds 1.35

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Prediction, preview and head to head: Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait