Iraq vs Chinese Taipei: result 5-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia2nd Round - 3Kick-off on September 3, 2015 at 12:30 PM (UTC)Basra International Stadium, al-Baṣra (Basra)
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What was the result of Iraq vs Chinese Taipei?
Iraq won 5-1 on September 3, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 37′Ali AdnanIraq
- 59′Ali HusniIraq
- 80′Ahmed Yasin Ghani MousaIraq
- 86′Chih-hao WenChinese Taipei
- 88′Younis MahmoudIraq
- 90′Justin MeramIraq (pen.)
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 13 matches in all competitions, Iraq have 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Chinese Taipei have 1, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2015 | United Arab Emirates(home) | 2-3 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 26, 2015 | South Korea(away) | 0-2 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 23, 2015 | Iran(away) | 4-4 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 20, 2015 | Palestine(home) | 2-0 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 16, 2015 | Japan(home) | 0-1 | Asian Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2015 | Thailand(home) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 17, 2015 | Brunei(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 12, 2015 | Brunei(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 19, 2014 | North Korea(home) | 0-0 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| Nov 16, 2014 | Hong Kong(home) | 0-1 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Iraq score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 13; Chinese Taipei score 0.6 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 0.9 | 1.1 | 6 | 3/13 | 3/13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 3/9 | 3/9 |
Over the last 13 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy