Kathmandu: Nepal will playing against Kuwait at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium on Saturday in their second game of the 2023 AFC Asia Cup qualifiers.
Nepal ware suffered a 2-0 defeat to Jordan with conceding two second-half goals. Kuwait also face Indonesia at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in their campaign opener on Wednesday.
They opened the scoring in the 40th minute of the game but Indonesia scored goals just before and after the break to secure a 2-1 win.
Nepal are in pursuit of their first qualification to the finals while Kuwait were barred from participating in the 2019 edition and will be looking to make it to the finals this time around.
Nepal vs Kuwait Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- The two sides have met each other eight times in competitive fixtures, with their first meeting dating back to 1982. Nepal are winless against Kuwait thus far.
- Kuwait have seven wins to their name against Nepal while one game has ended in a draw.
- They have met once in the qualification campaign of the AFC Asia Cup, with that meeting coming in 2000. In the group stage qualifying fixture, Kuwait recorded an easy 5-0 win.
- Nepal have failed to score in three of their last four games across all competitions and have not recorded a win with a margin of two goals or more since June 2021.
- Kuwait, on the other hand, have scored in three of their last five outings across all competitions but have just one win to their name in that period.
Nepal vs Kuwait Prediction
Keeping a clean sheet has been a problem for both teams, with the Gorkhalis keeping just two shutouts in their last 10 games across all competitions. Al-Azraq have also kept two clean sheets in their last seven games across all competitions.
Nepal’s National Men’s team completed a ten-day closed camp in Doha, Qatar, today. The team traveled to Doha on the 25th of May 2022.
Nepal played three international friendly matches with Timor Leste (2-2), Sri Lanka (1-1), and Oman (0-2) during the camp.
According to the mutual agreement of the three teams, all three matches were played in a closed stadium. The team is in a good mood, and no significant injuries have occurred.
The team will travel to Kuwait for the third round of Asia Cup qualifiers early morning tomorrow. Nepal will face Jordan, Kuwait, and Indonesia on the 8th, 11th, and 14th of June respectively.
