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Gulf Cup of Nations

Gulf Cup of Nations — Goals Scored

World · 2026/27

Goals Scored

#TeamMPScored/GameHomeAwayHome Adv%
1United Arab Emirates492.2563-20%
2Saudi Arabia461.5033-50%
3Yemen351.6705-100%
4Iraq341.3313-20%
5Oman441.0031+50%
6Qatar441.0022+50%
7Kuwait331.0021+60%
8Bahrain320.6720+100%

Home / Goals Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1United Arab Emirates362.00
2Qatar122.00
3Kuwait122.00
4Oman231.50
5Saudi Arabia331.00
6Bahrain221.00
7Iraq111.00
8Yemen100.00

Away / Goals Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1Saudi Arabia133.00
2United Arab Emirates133.00
3Yemen252.50
4Iraq231.50
5Qatar320.67
6Oman210.50
7Kuwait210.50
8Bahrain100.00

Which teams score the most goals?

United Arab Emirates is the top scorer in the league — 2.25 per game

Yemen is #2 for goals scored — 1.67 per game

Saudi Arabia is #3 for goals scored — 1.50 per game

Bahrain is one of the lowest-scoring teams — 0.67 per game

Kuwait is one of the lowest-scoring teams — 1.00 per game

Qatar is one of the lowest-scoring teams — 1.00 per game

League Scoring Stats

  • consists of 8 teams
  • League avg scored per game: 1.32 per game
  • Home avg scored: 1.36 per game
  • Away avg scored: 1.29 per game

1st Half — Goals Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVGHome ØAway Ø
1United Arab Emirates461.501.671.00
2Yemen341.330.002.00
3Saudi Arabia430.750.003.00
4Bahrain310.330.500.00
5Iraq310.331.000.00
6Kuwait310.330.000.50
7Qatar410.250.000.33
8Oman400.000.000.00

Home / 1st Half Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1United Arab Emirates351.67
2Iraq111.00
3Bahrain210.50
4Saudi Arabia300.00
5Yemen100.00
6Oman200.00
7Qatar100.00
8Kuwait100.00

Away / 1st Half Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1Saudi Arabia133.00
2Yemen242.00
3United Arab Emirates111.00
4Kuwait210.50
5Qatar310.33
6Bahrain100.00
7Oman200.00
8Iraq200.00

1st Half Scoring Insights

United Arab Emirates is the top 1H scorer — 1.50 scored/game

Yemen is #2 in 1H — 1.33 scored/game

Saudi Arabia is #3 in 1H — 0.75 scored/game

Oman scores least often in 1H — 0.00 scored/game

Qatar scores least often in 1H — 0.25 scored/game

Kuwait scores least often in 1H — 0.33 scored/game

1ST HALF STATS

  • 8 teams
  • 1H league avg: 0.61 scored/game
  • Home avg 1H: 0.50 scored/game
  • Away avg 1H: 0.71 scored/game
  • Teams avg ≥0.5 in 1H: 38% (3/8)

2nd Half — Goals Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVGHome ØAway Ø
1Oman441.001.500.50
2Iraq331.000.001.50
3Saudi Arabia430.751.000.00
4United Arab Emirates430.750.332.00
5Qatar430.752.000.33
6Kuwait320.672.000.00
7Bahrain310.330.500.00
8Yemen310.330.000.50

Home / 2nd Half Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1Qatar122.00
2Kuwait122.00
3Oman231.50
4Saudi Arabia331.00
5Bahrain210.50
6United Arab Emirates310.33
7Yemen100.00
8Iraq100.00

Away / 2nd Half Scored

#TeamMP⊕ ScoredØ AVG
1United Arab Emirates122.00
2Iraq231.50
3Yemen210.50
4Oman210.50
5Qatar310.33
6Saudi Arabia100.00
7Bahrain100.00
8Kuwait200.00

2nd Half Scoring Insights

Oman is the top 2H scorer — 1.00 scored/game

Iraq is #2 in 2H — 1.00 scored/game

Saudi Arabia is #3 in 2H — 0.75 scored/game

Yemen scores least often in 2H — 0.33 scored/game

Bahrain scores least often in 2H — 0.33 scored/game

Kuwait scores least often in 2H — 0.67 scored/game

2ND HALF STATS

  • 8 teams
  • 2H league avg: 0.71 scored/game
  • Home avg 2H: 0.86 scored/game
  • Away avg 2H: 0.57 scored/game
  • Teams avg ≥1.0 in 2H: 25% (2/8)

Which team scores the most goals in the Gulf Cup of Nations?

For the 2026 season, the top scorer in the Gulf Cup of Nations is United Arab Emirates with 9 goals in 4 games — an average of 2.25 goals per game. At home they score 2.00 per game, and 3.00 per game away, showing an impressive away attack.

Saudi Arabia and Yemen are also among the league's top attacks. Saudi Arabia have scored 6 goals (1.50/game), while Yemen have netted 5 (1.67/game). Together they demonstrate that goals are distributed among several strong teams this season.

At the other end of the table, Bahrain has the weakest attack in the Gulf Cup of Nations with just 2 goals in 3 games — an average of only 0.67 goals per game. Teams facing them have a clear defensive advantage.

Betting Angle — Attack Strength

Teams with a high goals-scored average are prime candidates for Both Teams To Score (BTTS Yes) and Over 2.5 markets, especially when facing opponents who also score freely. The home/away split reveals whether a team's attack is truly consistent or venue-dependent.

Statistics Tables — World