| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8/15 | 17-5 |
| Iraq | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3/15 | 2-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 6 | 15 | 8 | WWLWW | 6 | -5 |
| Iraq | 1 | 6 | 15 | 10 | WWWWW | 25 | -24 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2013-06-18
1st against 1st, but level on points: Australia and Iraq both had 15. Iraq ranked just 25th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Australia 2.17 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Iraq 2.33 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.3.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Iraq.
Stadium Australia, capacity 83,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
