Iran vs Iraq: result 0-0 and analysis
Asian CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on January 16, 2019 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Azadi Stadium, Tehran
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What was the result of Iran vs Iraq?
Iran and Iraq drew 0-0 on January 16, 2019.
Official lineup for Iran vs Iraq
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Iran
4-2-3-1- 11V. Amiri
- 18A. Jahanbakhsh
- 14S. Ghoddos
- 20S. Azmoun
- 9O. Ebrahimi
- 2Vouria Ghafouri
- 5M. Mohammadi
- 19M. Hosseini
- 4R. Cheshmi
- 13H. Kanani
- 1A. Beiranvand
Iraq
4-3-2-1- 10Mohanad Ali
- 7Safaa Hadi
- 14Amjad Attwan
- 16Hussein Ali
- 11Humam Tariq
- 9Ahmed Yasin Ghani Mousa
- 17Alaa Ali Mhawi
- 6Ali Adnan
- 5Ali Faez Atiyah
- 2Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf
- 1Jalal Hassan Hachim
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Iran have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Iraq have 7, 6 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2019 | Vietnam(away) | 2-0 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Yemen(home) | 5-0 | Asian Cup |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Venezuela(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Trinidad and Tobago(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Oct 16, 2018 | Bolivia(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2019 | Yemen(away) | 3-0 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 8, 2019 | Vietnam(home) | 3-2 | Asian Cup |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Palestine(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Bolivia(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Oct 15, 2018 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Iran win, 1 draw, 1 Iraq win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2017 | Iran 0-1 Iraq | Friendlies |
| Jan 23, 2015 | Iran 4-4 Iraq | Asian Cup |
| Jan 11, 2011 | Iraq 1-2 Iran | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Iran score 1.5 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Iraq score 1.7 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1.5 | 0.5 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Iraq | 1.7 | 1.0 | 7 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy