Japan vs Iraq: result 2-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 3Kick-off on October 6, 2016 at 10:35 AM (UTC)Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
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What was the result of Japan vs Iraq?
Japan won 2-1 on October 6, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 25′G. HaraguchiJapan
- 60′Saad Abdul AmeerIraq
- 90′H. YamaguchiJapan
Official lineup for Japan vs Iraq
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Japan
- 9S. Okazaki
- 4Keisuke Honda
- 7Y. Kashiwagi
- 8G. Haraguchi
- 13H. Kiyotake
- 6M. Morishige
- 17M. Hasebe
- 19H. Sakai
- 21G. Sakai
- 22M. Yoshida
- 12S. Nishikawa
Iraq
- 8Mohannad Abdulraheem
- 9Ahmed Yasin Ghani Mousa
- 10Ala'a Abdul Zahra
- 11Amjad Attwan
- 21Saad Abdul Ameer
- 2Ahmad Ibrahim Khalaf
- 6Ali Adnan
- 14Suad Natiq
- 15Dhurgham Ismail
- 23Waleed Salim
- 20Mohammed Hameed
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Japan have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Iraq have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2016 | Thailand(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 1, 2016 | United Arab Emirates(home) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Syria(home) | 5-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 24, 2016 | Afghanistan(home) | 5-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Cambodia(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2016 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 1, 2016 | Australia(away) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Vietnam(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Mar 24, 2016 | Thailand(home) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 17, 2015 | Chinese Taipei(away) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Japan win, 0 draws, 0 Iraq wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2015 | Iraq 0-1 Japan | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Japan score 2.5 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Iraq score 1.5 and concede 1.4.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2.5 | 0.5 | 10 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
| Iraq | 1.5 | 1.4 | 4 | 7/15 | 6/15 |
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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