Palestine vs Iraq: result 2-1 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 8Kick-off on March 25, 2025 at 06:15 PM (UTC)Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (Al-Sadd Stadium), ad-Dōha (Doha)
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What was the result of Palestine vs Iraq?
Palestine won 2-1 on March 25, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 34′Aymen HusseinIraq
- 88′W. Abou AliPalestine
- 90′A. MahajnaPalestine
Official lineup for Palestine vs Iraq
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Palestine
4-2-3-1- 19W. Abou Ali
- 9Tamer Seyam
- 8H. Hamdan
- 11Oday Dabbagh
- 23Ataa Jaber
- 6Oday Kharoub
- 20A. Mahajna
- 14A. Taha
- 15M. Termanini
- 7Mus'ab Al Battat
- 22I. R. Hamadeh
Iraq
3-4-2-1- 18Aymen Hussein
- 17A. Jasim
- 19Youssef Amyn
- 15A. Yahya
- 16Amir Al Ammari
- 14Amjad Attwan
- 8Ibraheem Bayesh
- 6Akam Hashim
- 4Munaf Younus
- 2Rebin Solaka
- 1Ahmed Basil
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Palestine have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Iraq have 8, 3 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Jordan(away) | 1-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 19, 2024 | South Korea(home) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Oman(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Kuwait(home) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Iraq(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Kuwait(home) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Dec 28, 2024 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 1-3 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| 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 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 0 Palestine wins, 1 draw, 4 Iraq wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | Iraq 1-0 Palestine | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Iraq 1-0 Palestine | Friendlies |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Palestine 0-3 Iraq | Friendlies |
| May 8, 2018 | Iraq 0-0 Palestine | Friendlies |
| Jan 20, 2015 | Iraq 2-0 Palestine | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Palestine score 1.1 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Iraq score 1.5 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 1.1 | 1.5 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Iraq | 1.5 | 0.9 | 9 | 5/15 | 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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