Saudi Arabia vs Iraq: result 0-0 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification AsiaRound 4 - 3Kick-off on October 14, 2025 at 06:45 PM (UTC)King Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh
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What was the result of Saudi Arabia vs Iraq?
Saudi Arabia and Iraq drew 0-0 on October 14, 2025.
Official lineup for Saudi Arabia vs Iraq
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Saudi Arabia
4-2-3-1- 9Feras Al Brikan
- 10Salem Al Dawsari
- 7Musab Al Juwayr
- 18Waheb Saleh
- 15Abdullah Al Khaibari
- 6Nasser Al Dawsari
- 16Ayman Yahya
- 5Hassan Tambakti
- 3J. Thakri
- 12Saud Abdulhamid
- 1Nawaf Al Aqidi
Iraq
4-4-2- 10Mohanad Ali
- 19Kevin Yakob
- 8Ibraheem Bayesh
- 16Amir Al Ammari
- 14Zidane Iqbal
- 7Youssef Amyn
- 23Merchas Doski
- 2Rebin Solaka
- 6Munaf Younus
- 3Hussein Ali
- 12Jalal Hassan Hachim
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Saudi Arabia have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Iraq have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | Indonesia(away) | 3-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Czechia(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Sep 4, 2025 | FYR Macedonia(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Jun 29, 2025 | Mexico(away) | 0-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Jun 22, 2025 | Trinidad and Tobago(home) | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2025 | Indonesia(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 7, 2025 | Thailand(away) | 1-0 | King's Cup |
| Sep 4, 2025 | Hong Kong(home) | 2-1 | King's Cup |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Jordan(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jun 5, 2025 | South Korea(home) | 0-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Saudi Arabia wins, 1 draw, 2 Iraq wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2024 | Iraq 1-3 Saudi Arabia | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| 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?
Saudi Arabia score 1.4 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Iraq score 0.9 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 1.4 | 1.0 | 5 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Iraq | 0.9 | 1.0 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Saudi Arabia sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Asia (4 points from 2 matches) and Iraq sit 2nd (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Iraq | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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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