Saudi Arabia vs Iraq: result 0-2 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on January 9, 2023 at 04:15 PM (UTC)King Fahd Sports City Stadium, Riyadh
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What was the result of Saudi Arabia vs Iraq?
Iraq won 0-2 on January 9, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 30′Ibraheem BayeshIraq
- 86′Aso RustomIraq
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Saudi Arabia have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Iraq have 5, 7 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2023 | Yemen(away) | 2-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Mexico(home) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Poland(away) | 0-2 | World Cup |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Argentina(away) | 2-1 | World Cup |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Croatia(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2023 | Oman(home) | 0-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Kuwait(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Ecuador(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Mexico(away) | 0-4 | Friendlies |
| Sep 26, 2022 | Syria(away) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 2 Saudi Arabia win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 Iraq win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 0.7 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Iraq score 0.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 0.7 | 0.7 | 7 | 4/15 | 2/15 |
| Iraq | 0.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 5/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Saudi Arabia sit 3rd in Gulf Cup of Nations (4 points from 3 matches) and Iraq sit 1st (7 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy