Iraq vs Japan: result 0-1 and analysis
Asian CupGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on January 16, 2015 at 09:00 AM (UTC)Basra International Stadium, Basra
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What was the result of Iraq vs Japan?
Japan won 0-1 on January 16, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 23′Keisuke HondaJapan (pen.)
Official lineup for Iraq vs Japan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Iraq
- 7Amjad Kalaf
- 10Younis Mahmoud
- 5Yaser Kasim
- 21Saad Abdul Ameer
- 17Alaa Abdul
- 2Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf
- 6Ali Adnan
- 14Salam Shakir Ali Dad
- 15Dhurgham Ismail
- 23Waleed Salim
- 12Jalal Hassan Hachim
Japan
- 9S. Okazaki
- 18T. Inui
- 4Keisuke Honda
- 7Y. Endō
- 10S. Kagawa
- 21G. Sakai
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 6M. Morishige
- 17M. Hasebe
- 22M. Yoshida
- 1E. Kawashima
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, Iraq have 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Japan have 6, 4 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2015 | Jordan(away) | 1-0 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 22, 2011 | Australia(away) | 0-1 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 19, 2011 | North Korea(home) | 1-0 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 15, 2011 | United Arab Emirates(away) | 1-0 | Asian Cup |
| Jan 11, 2011 | Iran(home) | 1-2 | Asian Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2015 | Palestine(home) | 4-0 | Asian Cup |
| Jun 24, 2014 | Colombia(home) | 1-4 | World Cup |
| Jun 19, 2014 | Greece(home) | 0-0 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2014 | Ivory Coast(away) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Jun 22, 2013 | Mexico(home) | 1-2 | Confederations Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Iraq score 0.5 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 8; Japan score 1.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 1/8 | 1/8 |
| Japan | 1.9 | 1.5 | 5 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 8 matches in all competitions.
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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