Al Kuwait 3-3 Al-Arabi in the Zain Premier League, round 1.

Al Kuwait won 1, drew 3 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–D–W–D), scoring 6 and conceding 7.

Al-Arabi won 1, drew 0 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–L–L), scoring 7 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 10 times: Al Kuwait 6 wins, Al-Arabi 1, 3 draws.