Can Iraq continue their great form at the Asia Cup tournament in the round of 16?
Iraq vs Jordan - 29/01/2024
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Iraq took a perfect nine points from nine points on offer in the Asia Cup group stage, topping Group D ahead of Japan, Indonesia, and Vietnam.
Can the Lions of Mesopotamia continue their incredible run at the tournament in the round of 16?
The Iraqis will face Jordan in the round of 16. Iraq will be confident of claiming a win against Jordan, FIFA’s No. 87th ranked team.
The Lions of Mesopotamie won the 2007 edition of the Asia Cup. It was their first-ever win at the tournament. The team is now four wins away from claiming a second-ever Asia Cup trophy victory.
Jordan will aim to play spoiler. The Chivalrous Ones finished the group stage in third place behind Bahrain and South Korea.
Jordan took just four points from three games and qualified for the round of 16 thanks to being one of the best third-place teams in the tournament.
Iraq and Jordan have met 11 times since 2011. The Lions of Mesopotamie posted a record of 7W-3D-1L against Jordan during that time. Indeed, Iraq are unbeaten in their last 10 matches versus Jordan.
These teams last met in October 2023, with the game finishing 2-2 at full-time. Iraq won the match on penalties 5-3.
Jordan reached the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup twice before. Their appearances in the last eight were in 2.
Aymen Hussein led Iraq through the group stage, with five goals. The Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya forward bagged two goals against Japan and two goals against Vietnam.
Although Iraq won decisively against Japan, they narrowly defeated Vietnam. Hussein’s penalty in the 12th minute of second-half stoppage-time gave Iraq all three points.
Jordan’s Mahmoud Al-Mardi leads the team in goals with two. Both of the Al-Hussein forwards's goals came in the opening match against Malaysia.
The Chivalrous Ones are coming off a 1-0 loss to Bahrain in the final group stage game. It was a deflating loss after defeating Malaysia 4-0 and drawing 2-2 with South Korea.
The winner of this round of 16 fixture will face the winner of Tajikistan and United Arab Emirates – two teams that reached the knockout stage after taking just four points in the group stage.
Iraq will be confident that they are the team playing in the quarterfinals after a strong group stage. The trend of results in head-to-head matches between Iraq and Jordan is the latter going unbeaten in the teams’ last 10 meetings.
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Pred
Correct score
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coef.
As
364024
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0 - 0
1.93
21°
3.25
2.15
3.25
3.50
no
no
no
2 - 3(0 - 1)
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