IRA vs IRQ Dream11: Iran will be squaring off to Iraq in the forthcoming Group A fixture of the World Cup Qualifiers up next. In terms of the standings, Iran is right at the top of the bunch with 16 points to their names having won five and drawn one game this season. Meanwhile, Iraq is in at fifth with four points under their belts. They’ve drawn four and lost two games in their respective pool and will have to be at their best in order to get the better of an in-form Irani unit. That said, here is the IRA vs IRQ Dream11 Prediction for the fixture ahead.
Match Details
Date: January 27, Friday
Kick-Off: 8:00 PM (IST)
Venue: Azadi Stadium
Recent Form
Iran: WWDWW
Iraq: LDDDL
Head to Head
From the 30 previous meetings between the two sides, it’s Iran that has the edge with 17 wins in comparison two Iraq’s six wins. Seven games have ended on level terms.
Injury Report and Unavailability:
Ehsan Hajsafi, Majid Hosseini, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mehdi Mehdipour, Sardar Azmoun were tested positive for COVID 19.
Expected Changes and Strategy:
Alireza Beiranvand (GK); Sadegh Moharrami, Shojae Khalilzadeh, Milad Mohammadi, Omid Noorafkan; Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Saeid Ezatolahi, Vahid Amiri; Karim Ansarifard, Mehdi Taremi, Kaveh
Injury Report and Unavailability:
Ali Faez misses out due to an injury.
Expected Changes and Strategy:
Fahad Talib (GK); Ahmed Ibrahim, Manaf Younis, Mustafa Nadhim, Hassan Raed; Saad Abdul-Amir, Amjad Attwan, Mohammed Ali Abbood, Hussein Ali; Aymen Hussein, Alaa Abbas
Captain Options
Mehdi Taremi has been one of the standout figures for Iran. Taremi has bagged six goals from the 11 appearances in the World Cup Qualifiers. Other than that, he also has 11 goals and six assists from 19 games for FC Porto this season.
Total Goals | 128 |
Total Assists | 62 |
Goals in the WCQ | 11 |
Karim Ansarifard can pack a punch in the final third region for Iran. Ansarifard has seven goals from the 10 appearances in the Qualifiers.
Mehdi Taremi has been one of the standout figures for Iran. Taremi has bagged six goals from the 11 appearances in the World Cup Qualifiers. Other than that, he also has 11 goals and six assists from 19 games for FC Porto this season.
Total Goals | 114 |
Total Assists | 34 |
Goals in the WCQ | 6 |
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Differential Pick
Ayman Hussein has scored 11 goals and also has three assists from the 16 appearances for Umm Salal in the Qatar Star League. He should be starting for Iraq here.
Who will win today football match?
Odds to Win:
The odds are in favor of Iran to get the win by 1.84 as per bet365.
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