Match Report
The table read 2nd (Lebanon, 10 pts) against 2nd (Iraq, 17 pts), 7 points apart. On recent form Lebanon sat only 45th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Lebanon 1.83 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Iraq 1.75 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.5.
Five consecutive defeats weighed on Lebanon. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Lebanon against 9/15 for Iraq.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 1 for Lebanon, 3 for Iraq and 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Key stats
Possession: Lebanon 55% · Iraq 45% · Total shots: 11-16 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 7-6