Iraq host Japan in the Asian Cup on 19 January 2024, Friday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 11:30 UK Time.
Japan started off this Asian Cup season with a strong win over Vietnam. It was their 11th victory in a row across all competitions. They have defeated some big European teams in that stretch and such a form will definitely boost them to add more here, against Asian teams.
Their next group stage outing is against Iraq on Friday. Going on, Iraq is having a decent form of late. They started off this season with a 1-3 victory over Indonesia. It is worth noting that they won four of the past five matches across all competitions.
Their latest clash was recorded on 2017 and Iraq had the hosting advantage which helped them to lock Japan in a stalemate despite of a very early goal from Osako at 8th.
However, the Japanese side have not lost a single head to head match against Iraq and are now on a nine-game unbeaten streak. They have met four times with Iraq having the home advantage and the hosts lost twice in that stretch.
Both teams to score option landed in the past two consecutive clashes between these two. Do also note that two of the past three clashes had goals over 2.5.
We expect Iraq to give a decent competition to Japan considering their home advantage. The team lost just once in the past eight home outings. Do also note that the match they lost in that stretch were against Qatar in penalty shootouts.
On the other side, the Japanese side is having an exceptional winning form on the road. They are on a six-match winning streak on the road. The team defeated Germany and Australia in their latest away matches. Such a form is more than enough to back them here.
The Japanese firepower including Minamino, who have scored two goals in their opening match, will boost them to add more to their high-scoring displays. They have netted in at least two goals in the past four road trips.
Meanwhile, Iraq have also been consistent in scoring goals of late. At home, they have scored a total of 15 goals in the past six matches. Moreover, the team started off this season with a 3-1 win over Indonesia.
Considering all these observations, we like to start with a combined tip of Japan to win and both teams to score. While placing it as the main tip, we like to back the over 2.5 goals tip considering the recent goal trend of both.
| Iraq | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 3 | 4 |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 1 |
| Goals For | 8 | 11 |
| Goals Against | 4 | 6 |
| Iraq | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 2 | 2 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| Loss | 0 | 1 |
| Goals For | 5 | 4 |
| Goals Against | 3 | 3 |
|
13.11.25
|
UAE Iraq |
1-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Saudi Arabia Iraq |
0-0 |
|
11.10.25
|
Iraq Indonesia |
1-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Thailand Iraq |
0-1 |
|
04.09.25
|
Iraq Hong Kong |
2-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Jordan Iraq |
0-1 |
|
05.06.25
|
Iraq South Korea |
0-2 |
|
25.03.25
|
Palestine Iraq |
2-1 |
|
20.03.25
|
Iraq Kuwait |
2-2 |
|
28.12.24
|
Iraq Saudi Arabia |
1-3 |
|
25.12.24
|
Bahrain Iraq |
2-0 |
|
22.12.24
|
Iraq Yemen |
1-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Oman Iraq |
0-1 |
|
14.11.24
|
Iraq Jordan |
0-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
South Korea Iraq |
3-2 |
|
10.10.24
|
Iraq Palestine |
1-0 |
|
10.09.24
|
Kuwait Iraq |
0-0 |
|
05.09.24
|
Iraq Oman |
1-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Iraq Vietnam |
3-1 |
|
06.06.24
|
Indonesia Iraq |
0-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Philippines Iraq |
0-5 |
|
21.03.24
|
Iraq Philippines |
1-0 |
|
29.01.24
|
Iraq Jordan |
2-3 |
|
24.01.24
|
Iraq Vietnam |
3-2 |
|
19.01.24
|
Iraq Japan |
2-1 |
|
15.01.24
|
Indonesia Iraq |
1-3 |
|
06.01.24
|
Iraq South Korea |
0-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Vietnam Iraq |
0-1 |
|
16.11.23
|
Iraq Indonesia |
5-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Iraq Jordan (Penalties:1 - 0) |
2-2 |
|
13.10.23
|
Qatar Iraq (Penalties:6 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Thailand Iraq (Penalties:4 - 5) |
2-2 |
|
07.09.23
|
Iraq India (Penalties:5 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
16.06.23
|
Colombia Iraq |
1-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Russia Iraq |
2-0 |
|
19.01.23
|
Iraq Oman |
3-2 |
|
16.01.23
|
Iraq Qatar |
2-1 |
|
12.01.23
|
Iraq Yemen |
5-0 |
|
09.01.23
|
Saudi Arabia Iraq |
0-2 |
|
06.01.23
|
Iraq Oman |
0-0 |
|
30.12.22
|
Iraq Kuwait |
1-0 |
|
12.11.22
|
Ecuador Iraq |
0-0 |
|
09.11.22
|
Mexico Iraq |
4-0 |
|
26.09.22
|
Syria Iraq |
0-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Iraq Oman (Penalties:0 - 1) |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Syria Iraq |
1-1 |
|
24.03.22
|
Iraq UAE |
1-0 |
|
18.03.22
|
Iraq Zambia |
3-1 |
|
01.02.22
|
Lebanon Iraq |
1-1 |
|
27.01.22
|
Iran Iraq |
1-0 |
|
11.10.25
|
Iraq Indonesia |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
Iraq Hong Kong |
2-1 |
|
05.06.25
|
Iraq South Korea |
0-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Iraq Kuwait |
2-2 |
|
28.12.24
|
Iraq Saudi Arabia |
1-3 |
|
22.12.24
|
Iraq Yemen |
1-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
Iraq Jordan |
0-0 |
|
10.10.24
|
Iraq Palestine |
1-0 |
|
05.09.24
|
Iraq Oman |
1-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Iraq Vietnam |
3-1 |
|
21.03.24
|
Iraq Philippines |
1-0 |
|
29.01.24
|
Iraq Jordan |
2-3 |
|
24.01.24
|
Iraq Vietnam |
3-2 |
|
19.01.24
|
Iraq Japan |
2-1 |
|
06.01.24
|
Iraq South Korea |
0-1 |
|
16.11.23
|
Iraq Indonesia |
5-1 |
|
17.10.23
|
Iraq Jordan (Penalties:1 - 0) |
2-2 |
|
07.09.23
|
Iraq India (Penalties:5 - 4) |
2-2 |
|
19.01.23
|
Iraq Oman |
3-2 |
|
16.01.23
|
Iraq Qatar |
2-1 |
|
12.01.23
|
Iraq Yemen |
5-0 |
|
06.01.23
|
Iraq Oman |
0-0 |
|
30.12.22
|
Iraq Kuwait |
1-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Iraq Oman (Penalties:0 - 1) |
1-1 |
|
24.03.22
|
Iraq UAE |
1-0 |
|
18.03.22
|
Iraq Zambia |
3-1 |
|
21.01.22
|
Iraq Uganda |
1-0 |
|
30.11.21
|
Iraq Oman |
1-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Iraq South Korea |
0-3 |
|
11.11.21
|
Iraq Syria |
1-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
Iraq Lebanon |
0-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
Iraq Iran |
0-3 |
|
07.06.21
|
Iraq Cambodia |
4-1 |
|
29.05.21
|
Iraq Nepal |
6-2 |
|
24.05.21
|
Iraq Tajikistan |
0-0 |
|
27.01.21
|
Iraq Kuwait |
2-1 |
|
05.12.19
|
Iraq Bahrain (Penalties:3 - 5) |
2-2 |
|
14.11.19
|
Iraq Iran |
2-1 |
|
10.10.19
|
Iraq Hong Kong |
2-0 |
|
26.03.19
|
Iraq Jordan |
3-2 |
|
20.03.19
|
Iraq Syria |
1-0 |
|
28.12.18
|
Iraq Palestine |
1-0 |
|
20.11.18
|
Iraq Bolivia |
0-0 |
|
08.05.18
|
Iraq Palestine |
0-0 |
|
29.12.17
|
Iraq Yemen |
3-0 |
|
13.11.25
|
UAE Iraq |
1-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Saudi Arabia Iraq |
0-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Thailand Iraq |
0-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Jordan Iraq |
0-1 |
|
25.03.25
|
Palestine Iraq |
2-1 |
|
25.12.24
|
Bahrain Iraq |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
Oman Iraq |
0-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
South Korea Iraq |
3-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
Kuwait Iraq |
0-0 |
|
06.06.24
|
Indonesia Iraq |
0-2 |
|
26.03.24
|
Philippines Iraq |
0-5 |
|
15.01.24
|
Indonesia Iraq |
1-3 |
|
21.11.23
|
Vietnam Iraq |
0-1 |
|
13.10.23
|
Qatar Iraq (Penalties:6 - 5) |
0-0 |
|
10.09.23
|
Thailand Iraq (Penalties:4 - 5) |
2-2 |
|
16.06.23
|
Colombia Iraq |
1-0 |
|
26.03.23
|
Russia Iraq |
2-0 |
|
09.01.23
|
Saudi Arabia Iraq |
0-2 |
|
12.11.22
|
Ecuador Iraq |
0-0 |
|
09.11.22
|
Mexico Iraq |
4-0 |
|
26.09.22
|
Syria Iraq |
0-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Syria Iraq |
1-1 |
|
01.02.22
|
Lebanon Iraq |
1-1 |
|
27.01.22
|
Iran Iraq |
1-0 |
|
06.12.21
|
Qatar Iraq |
3-0 |
|
03.12.21
|
Bahrain Iraq |
0-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
UAE Iraq |
2-2 |
|
02.09.21
|
South Korea Iraq |
0-0 |
|
15.06.21
|
Iran Iraq |
1-0 |
|
11.06.21
|
Hong Kong Iraq |
0-1 |
|
29.03.21
|
Uzbekistan Iraq |
0-1 |
|
12.01.21
|
UAE Iraq |
0-0 |
|
17.11.20
|
Uzbekistan Iraq |
1-2 |
|
12.11.20
|
Jordan Iraq |
0-0 |
|
02.12.19
|
Yemen Iraq |
0-0 |
|
29.11.19
|
UAE Iraq |
0-2 |
|
09.09.19
|
Uzbekistan Iraq |
0-0 |
|
16.01.19
|
Iran Iraq |
0-0 |
|
12.01.19
|
Yemen Iraq |
0-3 |
|
04.08.18
|
Palestine Iraq |
0-3 |
|
17.11.15
|
Taiwan Iraq |
0-2 |
|
10.09.25
|
USA Japan |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Mexico Japan |
0-0 |
|
15.07.25
|
South Korea Japan |
0-1 |
|
12.07.25
|
Japan China |
2-0 |
|
08.07.25
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Japan Indonesia |
6-0 |
|
05.06.25
|
Australia Japan |
1-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Japan Saudi Arabia |
0-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Japan Bahrain |
2-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
China Japan |
1-3 |
|
15.11.24
|
Indonesia Japan |
0-4 |
|
15.10.24
|
Japan Australia |
1-1 |
|
10.10.24
|
Saudi Arabia Japan |
0-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
0-5 |
|
05.09.24
|
Japan China |
7-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Japan Syria |
5-0 |
|
06.06.24
|
Myanmar Japan |
0-5 |
|
26.03.24
|
North Korea Japan |
0-3 |
|
21.03.24
|
Japan North Korea |
1-0 |
|
03.02.24
|
Iran Japan |
2-1 |
|
31.01.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
1-3 |
|
24.01.24
|
Japan Indonesia |
3-1 |
|
19.01.24
|
Iraq Japan |
2-1 |
|
14.01.24
|
Japan Vietnam |
4-2 |
|
09.01.24
|
Japan Jordan |
6-1 |
|
01.01.24
|
Japan Thailand |
5-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Syria Japan |
0-5 |
|
16.11.23
|
Japan Myanmar |
5-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Japan Tunisia |
2-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Japan Canada |
4-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Japan Turkey |
4-2 |
|
09.09.23
|
Germany Japan |
1-4 |
|
20.06.23
|
Japan Peru |
4-1 |
|
15.06.23
|
Japan El Salvador |
6-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Japan Colombia |
1-2 |
|
24.03.23
|
Japan Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Japan Spain |
2-1 |
|
27.11.22
|
Japan Costa Rica |
0-1 |
|
23.11.22
|
Germany Japan |
1-2 |
|
17.11.22
|
Japan Canada |
1-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Japan Ecuador |
0-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Japan USA |
2-0 |
|
27.07.22
|
Japan South Korea |
3-0 |
|
24.07.22
|
Japan China |
0-0 |
|
19.07.22
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Japan Tunisia |
0-3 |
|
10.06.22
|
Japan Ghana |
4-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Japan Brazil |
0-1 |
|
02.06.22
|
Japan Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
12.07.25
|
Japan China |
2-0 |
|
08.07.25
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Japan Indonesia |
6-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Japan Saudi Arabia |
0-0 |
|
20.03.25
|
Japan Bahrain |
2-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Japan Australia |
1-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Japan China |
7-0 |
|
11.06.24
|
Japan Syria |
5-0 |
|
21.03.24
|
Japan North Korea |
1-0 |
|
24.01.24
|
Japan Indonesia |
3-1 |
|
14.01.24
|
Japan Vietnam |
4-2 |
|
09.01.24
|
Japan Jordan |
6-1 |
|
01.01.24
|
Japan Thailand |
5-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
Japan Myanmar |
5-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
Japan Tunisia |
2-0 |
|
13.10.23
|
Japan Canada |
4-1 |
|
12.09.23
|
Japan Turkey |
4-2 |
|
20.06.23
|
Japan Peru |
4-1 |
|
15.06.23
|
Japan El Salvador |
6-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
Japan Colombia |
1-2 |
|
24.03.23
|
Japan Uruguay |
1-1 |
|
05.12.22
|
Japan Croatia (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
01.12.22
|
Japan Spain |
2-1 |
|
27.11.22
|
Japan Costa Rica |
0-1 |
|
17.11.22
|
Japan Canada |
1-2 |
|
27.09.22
|
Japan Ecuador |
0-0 |
|
23.09.22
|
Japan USA |
2-0 |
|
27.07.22
|
Japan South Korea |
3-0 |
|
24.07.22
|
Japan China |
0-0 |
|
19.07.22
|
Japan Hong Kong |
6-0 |
|
14.06.22
|
Japan Tunisia |
0-3 |
|
10.06.22
|
Japan Ghana |
4-1 |
|
06.06.22
|
Japan Brazil |
0-1 |
|
02.06.22
|
Japan Paraguay |
4-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
Japan Vietnam |
1-1 |
|
01.02.22
|
Japan Saudi Arabia |
2-0 |
|
27.01.22
|
Japan China |
2-0 |
|
12.10.21
|
Japan Australia |
2-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
Japan Oman |
0-1 |
|
15.06.21
|
Japan Kyrgyzstan |
5-1 |
|
11.06.21
|
Japan Serbia |
1-0 |
|
07.06.21
|
Japan Tajikistan |
4-1 |
|
28.05.21
|
Japan Myanmar |
10-0 |
|
25.03.21
|
Japan South Korea |
3-0 |
|
17.11.20
|
Japan Mexico |
0-2 |
|
13.11.20
|
Japan Panama |
1-0 |
|
13.10.20
|
Japan Ivory Coast |
1-0 |
|
09.10.20
|
Japan Cameroon |
0-0 |
|
14.12.19
|
Japan Hong Kong |
5-0 |
|
19.11.19
|
Japan Venezuela |
1-4 |
|
09.09.25
|
USA Japan |
2-0 |
|
07.09.25
|
Mexico Japan |
0-0 |
|
15.07.25
|
South Korea Japan |
0-1 |
|
05.06.25
|
Australia Japan |
1-0 |
|
19.11.24
|
China Japan |
1-3 |
|
15.11.24
|
Indonesia Japan |
0-4 |
|
10.10.24
|
Saudi Arabia Japan |
0-2 |
|
10.09.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
0-5 |
|
06.06.24
|
Myanmar Japan |
0-5 |
|
26.03.24
|
North Korea Japan |
0-3 |
|
03.02.24
|
Iran Japan |
2-1 |
|
31.01.24
|
Bahrain Japan |
1-3 |
|
19.01.24
|
Iraq Japan |
2-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Syria Japan |
0-5 |
|
09.09.23
|
Germany Japan |
1-4 |
|
23.11.22
|
Germany Japan |
1-2 |
|
24.03.22
|
Australia Japan |
0-2 |
|
16.11.21
|
Oman Japan |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
Vietnam Japan |
0-1 |
|
07.10.21
|
Saudi Arabia Japan |
1-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
China Japan |
0-1 |
|
30.03.21
|
Mongolia Japan |
0-14 |
|
18.12.19
|
South Korea Japan |
1-0 |
|
10.12.19
|
China Japan |
1-2 |
|
14.11.19
|
Kyrgyzstan Japan |
0-2 |
|
15.10.19
|
Tajikistan Japan |
0-3 |
|
10.09.19
|
Myanmar Japan |
0-2 |
|
24.06.19
|
Ecuador Japan |
1-1 |
|
20.06.19
|
Uruguay Japan |
2-2 |
|
28.01.19
|
Iran Japan |
0-3 |
|
24.01.19
|
Vietnam Japan |
0-1 |
|
08.09.15
|
Afghanistan Japan |
0-6 |
|
02.08.15
|
North Korea Japan |
2-1 |
|
13.06.2017
|
Iraq Japan |
1-1
|
|
06.10.2016
|
Japan Iraq |
2-1
|
|
16.01.2015
|
Iraq Japan |
0-1
|
|
13.06.2017
|
Iraq Japan |
1-1
|
|
16.01.2015
|
Iraq Japan |
0-1
|