Iraq
Iraq vs Japan — Asian Cup
2-1
Japan
Education City Stadium, Ar-Rayyan
Going into the match, Iraq had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.4 goals a game; Japan had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.6. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Japan 2 wins, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Iraq
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W L D W W). 1.4 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-3 at Indonesia · 15 Jan 2024
- L 1-0 at Qatar · 22 Jan 2019
- D 0-0 at Iran · 16 Jan 2019
- W 0-3 at Yemen · 12 Jan 2019
- W 3-2 vs Vietnam · 8 Jan 2019
- W 1-0 vs United Arab Emirates · 5 Sept 2017
Away form going in: Japan
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (W D W L W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 4-2 vs Vietnam · 14 Jan 2024
- D 1-1 vs Croatia · 5 Dec 2022
- W 2-1 vs Spain · 1 Dec 2022
- L 0-1 vs Costa Rica · 27 Nov 2022
- W 1-2 at Germany · 23 Nov 2022
- D 1-1 at Ecuador · 24 Jun 2019
Head-to-head: Iraq vs Japan
- Iraq 1-1 Japan · 13 Jun 2017 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying
- Japan 2-1 Iraq · 6 Oct 2016 · FIFA World Cup Qualifying
- Iraq 0-1 Japan · 16 Jan 2015 · Asian Cup
Match statistics
| Iraq | Metric | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Ball possession | 72 |
| 8 | Total shots | 15 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 9 |
| 0 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 4 | Attempts inside box | 11 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 13 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 232 | Total passes | 600 |
| 138 | Accurate passes | 485 |
| 59 | Pass accuracy | 81 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |