Kuwait vs Oman - prediction, team news, lineups

Kuwait volition beryllium looking to get backmost to winning ways erstwhile they invited Oman to the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium on Tuesday.

Both sides failed to suffice for the 2026 World Cup, truthful this affable lucifer volition signifier portion of their mentation for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. 

Match preview

Kuwait person ne'er reached a World Cup and they missed retired connected a spot astatine this year's tourney aft finishing bottommost of their 3rd circular group.

Across 10 games, Kuwait failed to prime up a azygous victory, but they did gain draws against Jordan who volition beryllium featuring astatine the World Cup.

Manager Helio Sousa replaced Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja astatine the helm pursuing World Cup qualifying and helium has guided Kuwait to 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats successful 8 games truthful far.

Kuwait drew 2-2 with Thailand successful their astir caller crippled connected Friday, with Yousef Majed and Eid Al-Rasheedi connected people for the Gulf nation.

However, they bash person an atrocious grounds against Oman, having lone beaten them erstwhile successful 17 meetings, with that solitary a 5-0 triumph astatine the 1998 Gulf Cup.

Oman person besides ne'er reached a World Cup, but they did travel person than Kuwait to qualifying for the 2026 edition.

Oman finished 4th successful their 3rd circular group, beating Kuwait doubly successful the process, and progressed to the 4th circular wherever they finished bottommost of their group.

Despite starting with a 0-0 gully against Qatar, a 2-1 decision to the United Arab Emirates was capable to destruct Oman.

Head manager Tarik Sektioui has lone taken complaint of 1 crippled truthful far, having replaced Carlos Queiroz earlier this twelvemonth aft helium stood down from the role.

Sektioui's archetypal crippled was connected Friday and saw Oman thumped 3-0 by Indonesia, with Justin Hubner, Ole Romeny and Ragnar Oratmangoen each uncovering the backmost of the net.

Oman volition beryllium keen to enactment successful a much-improved show against Kuwait and volition instrumentality bosom from the information they person beaten them successful 7 of their past 8 meetings.

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Team News

Kuwait could marque a fig of changes aft their gully against Thailand, with Al-Rasheedi apt to travel into the broadside aft scoring disconnected the bench.

Redha Hani is apt to regenerate Khaled Al-Mershed successful midfield aft helium was injured, portion Fahad Al-Hajeri and Bandar Al-Barazi could travel into the backmost four.

Oman are besides apt to marque changes, with Ahed Al-Mashaiki acceptable to regenerate Hatem Al-Rushadi up beforehand and spouse Muhsen Al-Ghassani.

Ibrahim Al-Rajhi is expected to replace Ahmed Al-Rawahi retired wide, while Ahmed Al-Kaabi could replace Yousuf Al-Malki successful defence.

Kuwait imaginable starting lineup:

Al-Rashidi; Al-Dosari, Al-Hajeri, Al-Dhafiri, Al-Barazi; Hani, Majed, Falah; Al-Rasheedi, Nasser, Daham

Oman imaginable starting lineup:

Al-Rawahi; Al-Harthi, Al-Khamisi, Al-Shaqsy, Al-Malki; Al-Rawahi, Al-Saadi, Fawaz, Al-Aghbari; Al-Mashaiki, Al-Ghassani

We say: Kuwait 0-1 Oman

Despite suffering a large 3-0 nonaccomplishment connected Friday, Oman person an fantabulous grounds against Kuwait and we are expecting them to prime up different triumph implicit them connected Tuesday

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