Iraq vs Japan: result 1-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 8Kick-off on June 13, 2017 at 12:25 PM (UTC)Basra International Stadium, Basra
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What was the result of Iraq vs Japan?
Iraq and Japan drew 1-1 on June 13, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 8′Y. OsakoJapan
- 72′Mahdi KamilIraq
Official lineup for Iraq vs Japan
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Iraq
4-2-3-1- 8Mohannad Abdulraheem
- 10Ala'a Abdul Zahra
- 19Mahdi Kamil
- 21Saad Abdul Ameer
- 9Ahmed Yasin Ghani Mousa
- 5Brwa Nouri
- 23Waleed Salim
- 6Ali Adnan
- 22Rebin Solaka
- 2Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf
- 12Mohammed Gassid Kadhim Al Jaberi
Japan
4-2-3-1- 11Y. Kubo
- 15Y. Osako
- 14Y. Ideguchi
- 8G. Haraguchi
- 4Keisuke Honda
- 3G. Shōji
- 6W. Endo
- 19H. Sakai
- 5Y. Nagatomo
- 22M. Yoshida
- 1E. Kawashima
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Iraq have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Japan have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2017 | South Korea(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jun 1, 2017 | Jordan(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Australia(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Iran(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2017 | Syria(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Thailand(home) | 4-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 23, 2017 | United Arab Emirates(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 15, 2016 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Australia(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Iraq wins, 0 draws, 2 Japan wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2016 | Japan 2-1 Iraq | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 16, 2015 | Iraq 0-1 Japan | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Iraq score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Japan score 2.8 and concede 0.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
| Japan | 2.8 | 0.4 | 10 | 5/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 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 |
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