Match Report
In the standings it was Jordan 1st on 13 points, Iraq 1st on 18 — separated by 5. Iraq's recent output lagged their position: 43rd on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Jordan were scoring 2.67 and conceding 0.67, Iraq 2.83 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Iraq had not won in 5 games. From the last five rounds, Jordan held 8 points of 15 and Iraq 1.
GioScore's database holds 10 meetings between the two: 3 for Jordan, 2 for Iraq and 5 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
King Abdullah International Stadium in Amman hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Iraq: 1 goal with no recorded scorer