Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: result 1-3 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on December 28, 2024 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Ardhiyah
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What was the result of Iraq vs Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia won 1-3 on December 28, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 57′Salem Al DawsariSaudi Arabia (pen.)
- 64′Mohanad AliIraq
- 81′Abdullah Al HamdanSaudi Arabia
- 86′Abdullah Al HamdanSaudi Arabia
Official lineup for Iraq vs Saudi Arabia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Iraq
- 10Mohanad Ali
- 18Aymen Hussein
- 8Ibraheem Bayesh
- 14Amjad Attwan
- 16Amir Al Ammari
- 4Munaf Younus
- 5Ali Faez Atiyah
- 6Ali Adnan
- 15Mustafa Saadoun
- 23Ahmed Hasan Al Reeshawee
- 12Jalal Hassan Hachim
Saudi Arabia
- 7Musab Al Juwayr
- 20Abdullah Radif
- 6Nasser Al Dawsari
- 8Abdulelah Al Malki
- 10Salem Al Dawsari
- 23Mohamed Kanno
- 2Sultan Al Ghannam
- 5Ali Al Bulayhi
- 17Hassan Tambakti
- 26Nawaf Boushal
- 21Mohammed Al Owais
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Iraq have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Saudi Arabia have 5, 6 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2024 | Bahrain(away) | 0-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Yemen(home) | 1-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Oman(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Jordan(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2024 | South Korea(away) | 2-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2024 | Yemen(away) | 3-2 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Bahrain(home) | 2-3 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Trinidad and Tobago(home) | 3-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Indonesia(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Australia(away) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 2 Iraq wins, 1 draw, 2 Saudi Arabia wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2023 | Saudi Arabia 0-2 Iraq | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Oct 15, 2018 | Saudi Arabia 1-1 Iraq | Friendlies |
| Feb 28, 2018 | Iraq 4-1 Saudi Arabia | Friendlies |
| Mar 28, 2017 | Saudi Arabia 1-0 Iraq | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 6, 2016 | Iraq 1-2 Saudi Arabia | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
How many goals should we expect?
Iraq score 1.6 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Saudi Arabia score 1.2 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 1.6 | 0.8 | 9 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.2 | 1.1 | 5 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Iraq sit 3rd in Gulf Cup of Nations (4 points from 3 matches) and Saudi Arabia sit 1st (9 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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