Match Report
In the standings it was Palestine 2nd on 8 points, Iraq 1st on 18 — separated by 10. On recent form Iraq sat only 43rd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Palestine were scoring 1 and conceding 1, Iraq 2.83 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Palestine had not won in 9 games.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Palestine 0, draws 2, Iraq 6, at 2.38 goals per meeting. 63% of these meetings ended in a home win.
King Abdullah International Stadium, capacity 13,000, hosted the game. Iraq led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Palestine: Wessam Abou Ali (88'), Amid Mahajna (90') · Iraq: Aymen Hussein (34')
Key stats
Possession: Palestine 54% · Iraq 46% · Total shots: 15-13 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 11-9