What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every national team ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 3 Nov 2026.
| # | Run | From → To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 18 Sep 1980 → 29 Oct 1980 | ▸ matches |
| 2 | 11 | 13 Sep 1998 → 01 Dec 1998 | ▸ matches |
| 3 | 11 | 18 Feb 1997 → 19 Sep 1997 | ▸ matches |
| 4 | 11 | 28 Nov 1992 → 19 Apr 1993 | ▸ matches |
| 5 | 10 | 07 Sep 2023 → 26 Mar 2024 | ▸ matches |
| 6 | 10 | 08 Dec 2012 → 21 Mar 2013 | ▸ matches |
| 7 | 10 | 08 Jan 2004 → 27 Jul 2004 | ▸ matches |
| 8 | 9 | 03 Oct 1994 → 09 Nov 1994 | ▸ matches |
| 9 | 8 | 08 Feb 1974 → 29 Mar 1974 | ▸ matches |
| 10 | 7 | 13 Nov 1982 → 03 Dec 1982 | ▸ matches |
| Competition | P | D | Draw% | N | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 251 | 88 | 35.1% | 0 | 8 |
| Gulf Cup | 121 | 26 | 21.5% | 1 | 5 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 115 | 22 | 19.1% | 3 | 8 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 43 | 14 | 32.6% | 3 | 4 |
| Asian Games | 42 | 7 | 16.7% | 2 | 6 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 42 | 10 | 23.8% | 3 | 5 |
| Arab Cup | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | 2 | 4 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | 9 | 9 |
| WAFF Championship | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | 1 | 3 |
| SAFF Cup | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 0 | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 2 | 2 |
| Palestine Cup | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 |
| Arab Cup qualification | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 |
| Year | P | D | Draw% | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | 3 |
| 2024 | 16 | 7 | 43.8% | 4 |
| 2023 | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | 6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 5 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | 4 |
| 2019 | 14 | 4 | 28.6% | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 4 |
| 2014 | 17 | 7 | 41.2% | 3 |
| 2013 | 17 | 4 | 23.5% | 7 |
| 2012 | 16 | 4 | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2011 | 20 | 6 | 30.0% | 4 |
| 2010 | 23 | 10 | 43.5% | 4 |
| 2009 | 20 | 7 | 35.0% | 4 |
| 2008 | 15 | 5 | 33.3% | 5 |
| 2007 | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | 2 |
| 2006 | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2005 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 4 |
| 2004 | 30 | 7 | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2003 | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2002 | 12 | 4 | 33.3% | 4 |
| 2001 | 16 | 6 | 37.5% | 5 |
| 2000 | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1998 | 22 | 5 | 22.7% | 11 |
| 1997 | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 11 |
| 1996 | 26 | 6 | 23.1% | 5 |
| 1995 | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | 1 |
| 1994 | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | 9 |
| 1993 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 6 |
| 1992 | 15 | 5 | 33.3% | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990 | 12 | 3 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1989 | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | 4 |
| 1988 | 19 | 9 | 47.4% | 4 |
| 1987 | 5 | 1 | 20.0% | 2 |
| 1986 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 6 |
| 1985 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1984 | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | 4 |
| 1982 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 7 |
| 1981 | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 5 |
| 1980 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 14 |
| 1979 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 4 |
| 1978 | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 5 |
| 1977 | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | 4 |
| 1976 | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | 6 |
| 1975 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1974 | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1973 | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 7 |
| 1972 | 10 | 1 | 10.0% | 6 |
| 1971 | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | 2 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 |
| 1966 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 2 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1964 | 4 | 1 | 25.0% | 3 |
| 1963 | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 6 |
Over 107 matches (Jan 2015 – Sep 2026), Kuwait drew 29 where the draw model expected 24.6 from those particular fixtures — about 4 more, or 1.0 standard errors, a gap most teams show over a stretch this long.
As unusual as a coin landing the same way 2 times running. A flat league average would have expected 25.1 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. 3 of the matches carry no model probability and are left out. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.