United Arab Emirates vs Iraq: result 0-2 and analysis
Gulf Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on November 29, 2019 at 02:30 PM (UTC)Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al-'Ayn (Al Ain)
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What was the result of United Arab Emirates vs Iraq?
Iraq won 0-2 on November 29, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 6′Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi Al-FartoosiIraq
- 37′Ala'a Abdul ZahraIraq
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, United Arab Emirates have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Iraq have 9, 4 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2019 | Yemen(home) | 3-0 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 14, 2019 | Vietnam(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Thailand(away) | 1-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 10, 2019 | Indonesia(home) | 5-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 10, 2019 | Malaysia(away) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2019 | Qatar(away) | 2-1 | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Nov 19, 2019 | Bahrain(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2019 | Iran(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2019 | Cambodia(away) | 4-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 10, 2019 | Hong Kong(home) | 2-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 2 United Arab Emirates win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Iraq win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2018 | Iraq 0-0 United Arab Emirates | Gulf Cup of Nations |
| Sep 5, 2017 | Iraq 1-0 United Arab Emirates | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 15, 2016 | United Arab Emirates 2-0 Iraq | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 30, 2015 | Iraq 2-3 United Arab Emirates | Asian Cup |
| Jan 15, 2011 | United Arab Emirates 0-1 Iraq | Asian Cup |
Last archived meeting: Iraq vs United Arab Emirates on Jan 2, 2018
How many goals should we expect?
United Arab Emirates score 2.0 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Iraq score 1.5 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 2.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Iraq | 1.5 | 0.7 | 8 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
United Arab Emirates sit 2nd in Gulf Cup of Nations (5 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 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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