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Iraq vs Australia: result 1-1 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 6Kick-off on March 23, 2017 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Basra International Stadium, Basra

Iraq
1-1
Australia

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What was the result of Iraq vs Australia?

Iraq and Australia drew 1-1 on March 23, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 39′M. LeckieAustralia
  • 76′Ahmed Yasin Ghani MousaIraq

Official lineup for Iraq vs Australia

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Iraq

  1. 8Mohannad Abdulraheem
  2. 14Amjad Kalaf
  1. 19Mahdi Kamil
  2. 21Saad Abdul Ameer
  1. 2Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf
  2. 3Ali Bahjat Fadhil
  3. 6Ali Adnan
  4. 15Dhurgham Ismail
  5. 17Alaa Ali Mhawi
  6. 22Rebin Solaka
  1. 20Mohammed Hameed

Australia

  1. 7M. Leckie
  2. 9T. Jurić
  1. 5M. Milligan
  2. 10R. Kruse
  3. 13A. Mooy
  4. 15M. Jedinak
  5. 21M. Luongo
  6. 22J. Irvine
  1. 2M. Degenek
  2. 8B. Wright
  1. 12M. Langerak
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Iraq have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Australia have 11, 3 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Iraq
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 18, 2017Iran(away)1-0Friendlies
Nov 15, 2016United Arab Emirates(away)0-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Oct 11, 2016Thailand(home)4-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Oct 6, 2016Japan(away)1-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Sep 6, 2016Saudi Arabia(home)1-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Australia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 15, 2016Thailand(away)2-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Oct 11, 2016Japan(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Asia
Oct 6, 2016Saudi Arabia(away)2-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Sep 6, 2016United Arab Emirates(away)1-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Sep 1, 2016Iraq(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Asia

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Iraq wins, 0 draws, 2 Australia wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 1, 2016Australia 2-0 IraqWorld Cup - Qualification Asia
Jan 22, 2011Australia 1-0 IraqAsian Cup

Last archived meeting: Australia vs Iraq on Sep 1, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Iraq score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Australia score 2.7 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Iraq1.71.548/158/15
Australia2.70.786/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

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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

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