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Head to head

Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates

If they played today

Kuwait at home
30% / 26% / 44%
Kuwait win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Kuwait–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 12.2%
  • 0–1 10.4%
  • 1–2 9.0%
  • 1–0 8.2%
  • 0–2 7.7%
Neutral venue
24% / 24% / 52%
Kuwait win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Kuwait–United Arab Emirates
  • 1–1 11.5%
  • 0–1 11.0%
  • 1–2 9.7%
  • 0–2 9.3%
  • 1–0 6.8%
United Arab Emirates at home
18% / 22% / 60%
Kuwait win / draw / United Arab Emirates win
Kuwait–United Arab Emirates
  • 0–1 11.5%
  • 0–2 10.8%
  • 1–1 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 6.8%

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

 KuwaitUnited Arab Emirates
Current Elo14751666
Elo rank120th74th
Peak Elo1800 (1977)1783 (2015)
Matches played684612
All-time record285W 179D 220L246W 152D 214L
Goals for1067867
Goals against770760
Biggest win20–0 vs Bhutan · 2000-02-14 · AFC Asian Cup qualification12–0 vs Brunei · 2001-04-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–8 vs Portugal · 2003-11-19 · Friendly0–8 vs Brazil · 2005-11-12 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.02<0.01
AFC Asian Cups won10
Expected AFC Asian Cups1.110.53

When they've met

Meetings
46
Kuwait 21W 8D 17L
Goals
80–51
Kuwait first
First meeting
7–0
Kuwait won · 1972-03-22 · Gulf Cup
Most recent
1–3
United Arab Emirates won · 2025-12-09 · Arab Cup
Kuwait's biggest win
7–0
1979-04-01 · Gulf Cup
United Arab Emirates' biggest win
3–0
2012-09-11 · Friendly
Most common result
0–1
Kuwait first · 6 times, last 2023-10-23
Current run
Won the last meeting
United Arab Emirates · since 2025-12-09
46 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-12-091–3NeutralArab Cup
2024-12-242–1Kuwait homeGulf Cup
2023-10-230–1United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2023-01-101–0NeutralGulf Cup
2018-12-282–0United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2017-12-280–0Kuwait homeGulf Cup
2014-11-172–2NeutralGulf Cup
2013-01-150–1NeutralGulf Cup
2012-09-110–3United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2011-11-152–1Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-09-023–2United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2010-09-070–3United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2009-12-160–0Kuwait homeFriendly
2008-12-300–0United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2008-06-142–3Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2008-02-060–2United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2007-01-232–3United Arab Emirates homeGulf Cup
2005-07-281–1NeutralFriendly
2004-12-031–1United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2004-11-271–0United Arab Emirates homeFriendly
2004-07-193–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2003-12-290–2Kuwait homeGulf Cup
2002-01-292–1NeutralGulf Cup
2000-10-070–1United Arab Emirates homeUnited Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament
1998-12-075–0NeutralAsian Games
1998-11-124–1NeutralGulf Cup
1998-10-014–1NeutralArab Cup
1996-12-190–1United Arab Emirates homeAFC Asian Cup
1996-12-072–3United Arab Emirates homeAFC Asian Cup
1996-10-221–2NeutralGulf Cup
1994-11-090–2United Arab Emirates homeGulf Cup
1994-10-112–1NeutralAsian Games
1992-11-282–0NeutralGulf Cup
1990-03-096–1Kuwait homeGulf Cup
1989-02-030–1United Arab Emirates homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1989-01-133–2Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1988-03-050–1NeutralGulf Cup
1986-03-281–0NeutralGulf Cup
1984-03-100–2NeutralGulf Cup
1982-03-242–0United Arab Emirates homeGulf Cup
1980-09-151–1Kuwait homeAFC Asian Cup
1979-04-017–0NeutralGulf Cup
1976-04-030–0NeutralGulf Cup
1974-03-266–0Kuwait homeGulf Cup
1974-03-152–0Kuwait homeGulf Cup
1972-03-227–0NeutralGulf Cup