Pakistan vs Kuwait: SAFF Championship 2023 Match Preview, Head to Head and Team News

Pakistan vs Kuwait face off at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday (June 24) in the 2023 SAFF Championship.

Telecast:

The SAFF Championships 2023 game between Pakistan and Kuwait will be telecast live on Doordarshan Bharti and Fancode app in India.

Pakistan vs Kuwait: Match Preview

Pakistan are currently last in Group A with no points while Kuwait are second with three points. 

Pakistan are coming off a 4-0 drubbing at the hands of hosts India with India captain Sunil Chhetri scoring a hattrick. The Green Shirts looked absolutely clueless against Igor Stimac's men as mistakes at the back handed their opponents with two penalties and an easy tap-in for Chhetri.

Shahzad Anwar's side will be looking to bounce back against a superior side in Kuwait who are ranked 143rd in the world.

Kuwait, on the other hand, dominated Nepal in their first group game, winning 3-1 with goals from Khalid El Ebrahim, Shabib Al Khaldi and Mohammad Abdullah Daham.

Kuwait dominated the possession and were efficient in their goal scoring. Rui Bento's side will be looking to continue their form and gain the top spot in Group A.

Pakistan vs Kuwait: Head to Head

Kuwait have a 100% win record against Pakistan, having beaten them in four previous clashes.

Kuwait and Pakistan have met just once this century, in September 2002, when the Blue Waves thrashed the Falcons 6-0 in the Asia Cup.

Kuwait have won their last five games and are unbeaten in seven.Pakistan have lost their last ten games, failing to score in six.

Pakistan have conceded at least thrice in their three of their last four games.

Pakistan's last win came in September 2018, when they beat Bhutan 3-0 in September 2018.

Kuwait are ranked 143rd in the world, while Pakistan are 195th.

Predicted Line-ups:

Pakistan:
Yousaf Ijaz Butt; Ali Khan Niazi, Easah Suliman, Haseeb Ahmed Khan, Alamgir Ali Khan Ghazi, Ali Uzair Mahmood, Rahis Nabi, Abdul Samad Shahzad, Otis Jan Mohammad Khan, Hassan Naweed Bashir.

Kuwait:
Abdulrahman Marzouq, Khaled Hajiah, Athbi Saleh, Mohammad Daham, Shabib Al-Khaldi, Hamad Al-Harbi, Abdullah Al-Fahad, Redha Abujabarah, Hamad Al-Qallaf, Mobarak Al-Faneeni, Fawaz Al-OtaIb.