Iraq host UAE in the World Cup Qualification Asia on 18 November 2025, Tuesday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 16:00 UK Time.
Iraq return home with the tie finely balanced after the 1-1 draw in the first leg. Both sides showed flashes of control in that match, but neither managed to tilt the contest fully in their favour. The second leg now comes with far greater tactical weight since both teams have been competitive throughout qualification.
Iraq have built their campaign on a disciplined defensive structure and that was evident again in recent outings. The clean sheets against Saudi Arabia and Jordan underline how compact they can be when the midfield stays narrow. Their home win over Indonesia also showed that they can step forward when needed, although the defeat to South Korea remains a reminder that they sometimes struggle when pressed high.
They took something positive from the first leg since that 1-1 result away provides a useful base for the return match. The shape has been solid, but they have not scored more than once in any of their last five games, which keeps pressure on their defensive reliability.
The UAE have carried a more front foot approach in this qualification cycle and their numbers show it. They scored twice against Oman and created moments of threat even in the narrow loss to Qatar. The draws with Kyrgyzstan and Iraq came from matches where they produced good passages in wide areas, although they were not always clinical.
Their tally of 35 goals in the group phase highlights how dangerous they can be when they find rhythm. The recent away results have been mixed, but the first leg showed that they can open Iraq up when they shift the play quickly.
Both Teams to Score is the main pick for this match at 2.25 odds and it suits the pattern of the first leg. Iraq tend to manage matches tightly, but the UAE bring a far more expressive style and their goal record across the campaign supports the idea that both sides can create chances again. The draw in the first leg did not fully reflect the attacking phases each side produced.
UAE to win at 3.86 odds is another angle with value since their attacking output has been more consistent across qualification.
The correct score suggestion of a 2-1 UAE win at 13.00 odds sits within that trend. Iraq defend well and rarely concede heavily, but the UAE’s sharper attacking numbers give them a realistic chance of edging a tight contest.
| Iraq | UAE | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 19 | 19 |
| Wins | 11 | 10 |
| Draws | 5 | 5 |
| Loss | 3 | 4 |
| Goals For | 28 | 35 |
| Goals Against | 12 | 14 |
| Iraq | UAE | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 9 | 9 |
| Wins | 6 | 5 |
| Draws | 2 | 1 |
| Loss | 1 | 3 |
| Goals For | 14 | 16 |
| Goals Against | 6 | 8 |
|
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 |
|
13.11.25
|
UAE Iraq |
1-1 |
|
14.10.25
|
Qatar UAE |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
UAE Oman |
2-1 |
|
08.09.25
|
UAE Bahrain |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
UAE Syria |
3-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Kyrgyzstan UAE |
1-1 |
|
05.06.25
|
UAE Uzbekistan |
0-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
North Korea UAE |
1-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Iran UAE |
2-0 |
|
27.12.24
|
UAE Oman |
1-1 |
|
24.12.24
|
UAE Kuwait |
1-2 |
|
21.12.24
|
Qatar UAE |
1-1 |
|
19.11.24
|
UAE Qatar |
5-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
UAE Kyrgyzstan |
3-0 |
|
15.10.24
|
Uzbekistan UAE |
1-0 |
|
10.10.24
|
UAE North Korea |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
UAE Iran |
0-1 |
|
05.09.24
|
Qatar UAE |
1-3 |
|
11.06.24
|
UAE Bahrain |
1-1 |
|
06.06.24
|
Nepal UAE |
0-4 |
|
26.03.24
|
Yemen UAE |
0-3 |
|
21.03.24
|
UAE Yemen |
2-1 |
|
28.01.24
|
Tajikistan UAE (Penalties:5 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
23.01.24
|
Iran UAE |
2-1 |
|
18.01.24
|
Palestine UAE |
1-1 |
|
14.01.24
|
UAE Hong Kong |
3-1 |
|
06.01.24
|
UAE Oman |
0-1 |
|
30.12.23
|
UAE Kyrgyzstan |
1-0 |
|
21.11.23
|
Bahrain UAE |
0-2 |
|
16.11.23
|
UAE Nepal |
4-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
UAE Lebanon |
2-1 |
|
12.10.23
|
UAE Kuwait |
1-0 |
|
12.09.23
|
Costa Rica UAE |
1-4 |
|
28.03.23
|
UAE Thailand |
2-0 |
|
25.03.23
|
UAE Tajikistan |
0-0 |
|
13.01.23
|
Qatar UAE |
1-1 |
|
10.01.23
|
UAE Kuwait |
0-1 |
|
07.01.23
|
Bahrain UAE |
2-1 |
|
30.12.22
|
UAE Lebanon |
1-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
UAE Kazakhstan |
2-1 |
|
16.11.22
|
UAE Argentina |
0-5 |
|
27.09.22
|
UAE Venezuela |
0-4 |
|
23.09.22
|
Paraguay UAE |
1-0 |
|
07.06.22
|
UAE Australia |
1-2 |
|
29.05.22
|
UAE Gambia |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
UAE South Korea |
1-0 |
|
24.03.22
|
Iraq UAE |
1-0 |
|
01.02.22
|
Iran UAE |
1-0 |
|
27.01.22
|
UAE Syria |
2-0 |
|
10.12.21
|
Qatar UAE |
5-0 |
|
13.11.25
|
UAE Iraq |
1-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
UAE Oman |
2-1 |
|
08.09.25
|
UAE Bahrain |
1-0 |
|
04.09.25
|
UAE Syria |
3-1 |
|
05.06.25
|
UAE Uzbekistan |
0-0 |
|
27.12.24
|
UAE Oman |
1-1 |
|
24.12.24
|
UAE Kuwait |
1-2 |
|
19.11.24
|
UAE Qatar |
5-0 |
|
14.11.24
|
UAE Kyrgyzstan |
3-0 |
|
10.10.24
|
UAE North Korea |
1-1 |
|
10.09.24
|
UAE Iran |
0-1 |
|
11.06.24
|
UAE Bahrain |
1-1 |
|
21.03.24
|
UAE Yemen |
2-1 |
|
14.01.24
|
UAE Hong Kong |
3-1 |
|
06.01.24
|
UAE Oman |
0-1 |
|
30.12.23
|
UAE Kyrgyzstan |
1-0 |
|
16.11.23
|
UAE Nepal |
4-0 |
|
17.10.23
|
UAE Lebanon |
2-1 |
|
12.10.23
|
UAE Kuwait |
1-0 |
|
28.03.23
|
UAE Thailand |
2-0 |
|
25.03.23
|
UAE Tajikistan |
0-0 |
|
10.01.23
|
UAE Kuwait |
0-1 |
|
30.12.22
|
UAE Lebanon |
1-0 |
|
19.11.22
|
UAE Kazakhstan |
2-1 |
|
16.11.22
|
UAE Argentina |
0-5 |
|
27.09.22
|
UAE Venezuela |
0-4 |
|
07.06.22
|
UAE Australia |
1-2 |
|
29.05.22
|
UAE Gambia |
1-1 |
|
29.03.22
|
UAE South Korea |
1-0 |
|
27.01.22
|
UAE Syria |
2-0 |
|
30.11.21
|
UAE Syria |
2-1 |
|
12.10.21
|
UAE Iraq |
2-2 |
|
07.10.21
|
UAE Iran |
0-1 |
|
02.09.21
|
UAE Lebanon |
0-0 |
|
15.06.21
|
UAE Vietnam |
3-2 |
|
07.06.21
|
UAE Thailand |
3-1 |
|
03.06.21
|
UAE Malaysia |
4-0 |
|
29.03.21
|
UAE India |
6-0 |
|
12.01.21
|
UAE Iraq |
0-0 |
|
16.11.20
|
UAE Bahrain |
1-3 |
|
12.11.20
|
UAE Tajikistan |
3-2 |
|
12.10.20
|
UAE Uzbekistan |
1-2 |
|
29.11.19
|
UAE Iraq |
0-2 |
|
26.11.19
|
UAE Yemen |
3-0 |
|
10.10.19
|
UAE Indonesia |
5-0 |
|
31.08.19
|
UAE Sri Lanka |
5-1 |
|
26.03.19
|
UAE Syria |
0-0 |
|
25.01.19
|
UAE Australia |
1-0 |
|
21.01.19
|
UAE Kyrgyzstan |
3-2 |
|
20.11.18
|
UAE Yemen |
2-0 |
|
14.10.25
|
Qatar UAE |
2-1 |
|
10.06.25
|
Kyrgyzstan UAE |
1-1 |
|
25.03.25
|
North Korea UAE |
1-2 |
|
20.03.25
|
Iran UAE |
2-0 |
|
21.12.24
|
Qatar UAE |
1-1 |
|
15.10.24
|
Uzbekistan UAE |
1-0 |
|
05.09.24
|
Qatar UAE |
1-3 |
|
06.06.24
|
Nepal UAE |
0-4 |
|
26.03.24
|
Yemen UAE |
0-3 |
|
28.01.24
|
Tajikistan UAE (Penalties:5 - 3) |
1-1 |
|
23.01.24
|
Iran UAE |
2-1 |
|
18.01.24
|
Palestine UAE |
1-1 |
|
21.11.23
|
Bahrain UAE |
0-2 |
|
12.09.23
|
Costa Rica UAE |
1-4 |
|
13.01.23
|
Qatar UAE |
1-1 |
|
07.01.23
|
Bahrain UAE |
2-1 |
|
23.09.22
|
Paraguay UAE |
1-0 |
|
24.03.22
|
Iraq UAE |
1-0 |
|
01.02.22
|
Iran UAE |
1-0 |
|
10.12.21
|
Qatar UAE |
5-0 |
|
06.12.21
|
Tunisia UAE |
1-0 |
|
03.12.21
|
Mauritania UAE |
0-1 |
|
16.11.21
|
Lebanon UAE |
0-1 |
|
11.11.21
|
South Korea UAE |
1-0 |
|
07.09.21
|
Syria UAE |
1-1 |
|
11.06.21
|
Indonesia UAE |
0-5 |
|
24.05.21
|
Jordan UAE |
1-5 |
|
02.12.19
|
Qatar UAE |
4-2 |
|
14.11.19
|
Vietnam UAE |
1-0 |
|
15.10.19
|
Thailand UAE |
2-1 |
|
10.09.19
|
Malaysia UAE |
1-2 |
|
30.08.19
|
Dominican Republic UAE |
0-4 |
|
10.01.19
|
India UAE |
0-2 |
|
06.09.18
|
Trinidad and Tobago UAE |
2-0 |
|
13.11.2025
|
UAE Iraq |
1-1
|
|
24.03.2022
|
Iraq UAE |
1-0
|
|
12.10.2021
|
UAE Iraq |
2-2
|
|
12.01.2021
|
UAE Iraq |
0-0
|
|
29.11.2019
|
UAE Iraq |
0-2
|
|
24.03.2022
|
Iraq UAE |
1-0
|
|
02.01.2018
|
Iraq UAE (Penalties:2 - 4) |
0-0
|
|
05.09.2017
|
Iraq UAE |
1-0
|
|
30.01.2015
|
Iraq UAE |
2-3
|