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Bahrain national football team
Gulf Cup of Nations | Group Stage
Dec 25, 2024 at 5.30pm UK
Stad al-Bahrayn al-Watanī
Iraq national football team

Bahrain
2 - 0
Iraq

Madan (39', 47')
Madan (16')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Tahseen (20')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Gulf Cup of Nations clash between Bahrain and Iraq, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Gulf Cup of Nations
Last Game: Saudi Arabia 2-3 Bahrain
Sunday, December 22 at 5.30pm in Gulf Cup of Nations
Next Game: Bahrain vs. Yemen
Saturday, December 28 at 2.30pm in Gulf Cup of Nations
All competitions
Gulf Cup of Nations
Last Game: Iraq 1-0 Yemen
Sunday, December 22 at 2.25pm in Gulf Cup of Nations
Next Game: Iraq vs. Saudi Arabia
Saturday, December 28 at 2.30pm in Gulf Cup of Nations

We said: Bahrain 0-1 Iraq

We trust that Iraq's cohesiveness and outstanding defensive structure will get them through this encounter and a step closer to the knockout stage. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Iraq win with a probability of 39.28%. A win for Bahrain had a probability of 30.82% and a draw had a probability of 29.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Iraq win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.86%) and 1-2 (7.57%). The likeliest Bahrain win was 1-0 (11.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.

Result
BahrainDrawIraq
30.82% (-0.105 -0.11) 29.9% (-0.044 -0.04) 39.28% (0.146 0.15)
Both teams to score 41.81% (0.083000000000006 0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
34.79% (0.11199999999999 0.11)65.21% (-0.11499999999999 -0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
15.96% (0.077999999999999 0.08)84.04% (-0.079999999999998 -0.08)
Bahrain Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.82% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)38.17% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
25.06% (-0.018999999999998 -0.02)74.94% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Iraq Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.62% (0.14999999999999 0.15)32.38% (-0.15300000000001 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.11% (0.167 0.17)68.89% (-0.17099999999999 -0.17)
Score Analysis
    Bahrain 30.82%
    Iraq 39.27%
    Draw 29.89%
BahrainDrawIraq
1-0 @ 11.9% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
2-1 @ 6.46% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
2-0 @ 5.73% (-0.03 -0.03)
3-1 @ 2.08% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
3-0 @ 1.84% (-0.01 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.17% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 1.64%
Total : 30.82%
1-1 @ 13.42% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 12.35% (-0.06 -0.06)
2-2 @ 3.65% (0.012 0.01)
Other @ 0.47%
Total : 29.89%
0-1 @ 13.93%
0-2 @ 7.86% (0.032 0.03)
1-2 @ 7.57% (0.028 0.03)
0-3 @ 2.95% (0.024 0.02)
1-3 @ 2.85% (0.022 0.02)
2-3 @ 1.37% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 39.27%

How you voted: Bahrain vs Iraq

Bahrain
31.8%
Draw
13.6%
Iraq
54.5%
44
rhs 2.0
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