Spain vs Iraq: result 1-0 and analysis
Confederations CupGroup stage - 2Kick-off on June 17, 2009 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia, Murcia
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What was the result of Spain vs Iraq?
Spain won 1-0 on June 17, 2009.
Goalscorers
- 55′David VillaSpain
Official lineup for Spain vs Iraq
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Spain
- FFernando Torres
- DDavid Villa
- XXabier Alonso Olano
- XXavier Hernández Creus
- SSanti Cazorla
- MMata
- CCarlos Marchena López
- SSergio Ramos
- PPiqué
- CCapdevila
- IIker Casillas Fernández
Iraq
- HHawar Mulla Mohammed
- AAla'a Abdul Zahra
- NNashat Akram
- BBassim Abbas
- SSamal Saeed Mejbel
- SSalam Shakir Ali Dad
- AAli Hussein Rehema Al Mutairi
- MMuhamad Ali Karim
- FFareed Majeed Ghadban
- MMuayad Khalid Salim Al Khmisawee
- MMohammed Gassid Kadhim Al Jaberi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 7 matches in all competitions, Spain have 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats; Iraq have 0, 1 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2009 | New Zealand(away) | 5-0 | Confederations Cup |
| Jun 29, 2008 | Germany(away) | 1-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 26, 2008 | Russia(away) | 3-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 22, 2008 | Italy(home) | 0-0 | Euro Championship |
| Jun 18, 2008 | Greece(away) | 2-1 | Euro Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2009 | South Africa(away) | 0-0 | Confederations Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Spain score 2.4 and concede 0.4 goals per match over their last 7; Iraq score 0.0 and concede 0.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2.4 | 0.4 | 4 | 3/7 | 5/7 |
| Iraq | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
Over the last 7 matches in all competitions.
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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