Head to head

China vs Kuwait

If they played today

China at home

51% / 24% / 24%

China win / draw / Kuwait win

China–Kuwait

1–1 11.6%
1–0 10.9%
2–1 9.6%
2–0 9.0%
0–1 7.0%

Neutral venue

43% / 26% / 31%

China win / draw / Kuwait win

China–Kuwait

1–1 12.3%
1–0 10.3%
2–1 8.9%
0–1 8.4%
2–0 7.5%

Kuwait at home

35% / 26% / 39%

China win / draw / Kuwait win

China–Kuwait

1–1 12.5%
0–1 9.8%
1–0 9.3%
1–2 8.4%
2–1 7.9%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	China	Kuwait
Current Elo	1553	1475
Elo rank	93rd	120th
Peak Elo	1839 (2001)	1800 (1977)
Matches played	702	684
All-time record	339W 154D 209L	285W 179D 220L
Goals for	1285	1067
Goals against	768	770
Biggest win	19–0 vs Guam · 2000-01-26 · AFC Asian Cup qualification	20–0 vs Bhutan · 2000-02-14 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss	0–8 vs Brazil · 2012-09-10 · Friendly	0–8 vs Portugal · 2003-11-19 · Friendly
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.01	0.02
AFC Asian Cups won	0	1
Expected AFC Asian Cups	1.21	1.11

When they've met

Meetings

China 9W 5D 5L

Goals

25–16

China first

First meeting

3–3

Drawn · 1975-08-14 · Friendly

Most recent

3–1

China won · 2014-09-04 · Friendly

China's biggest win

3–0

1981-10-18 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Kuwait's biggest win

2–0

1989-09-20 · Friendly

Most common result

0–1

China first · 4 times, last 2004-10-13

Current run

Unbeaten in 4

China · since 2009-11-08

19 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2014-09-04	3–1	China home	Friendly
2012-02-22	2–0	China home	Friendly
2011-01-08	2–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
2009-11-08	2–2	Kuwait home	Friendly
2004-10-13	0–1	Kuwait home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2004-02-18	1–0	China home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2000-10-19	0–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
1997-11-12	1–0	China home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1997-10-10	2–1	Kuwait home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1994-10-13	2–0	Neutral	Asian Games
1993-02-24	0–1	Kuwait home	Friendly
1989-09-20	0–2	Kuwait home	Friendly
1988-12-10	2–2	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
1986-10-01	1–1	Neutral	Asian Games
1984-12-14	1–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
1981-11-30	0–1	Kuwait home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1981-10-18	3–0	China home	FIFA World Cup qualification
1976-06-07	0–1	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
1975-08-14	3–3	China home	Friendly