World Cup

World Cup Qualifying - Asia | Third Round

Mar 20, 2025 at 6.15pm UK

Iraq
vs.
Kuwait

Hashem (90', 90'), Bayesh (90', 90')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Naser (39', 39', 70', 70')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's World Cup Qualifying - Asia clash between Iraq and Kuwait, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Iraq

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Iraq 1-3 Saudi Arabia
Saturday, December 28 at 2.30pm in Gulf Cup of Nations

Next Game: Palestine vs. Iraq
Tuesday, March 25 at 12am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Current Third Round Group B Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	South Korea	0	0	0
2	Iraq	0	0	0
3	Jordan	0	0	0
4	Oman	0	0	0
5	Kuwait	0	0	0
6	Palestine	0	0	0

Kuwait

All competitions

World Cup Qualifying

Last Game: Bahrain 1-0 Kuwait
Tuesday, December 31 at 5.45pm in Gulf Cup of Nations

Next Game: Kuwait vs. Oman
Tuesday, March 25 at 12am in World Cup Qualifying - Asia

Current Third Round Group B Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	South Korea	0	0	0
2	Iraq	0	0	0
3	Jordan	0	0	0
4	Oman	0	0	0
5	Kuwait	0	0	0
6	Palestine	0	0	0

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 57.02%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Kuwait had a probability of 19.68%.

The most likely scoreline for a Iraq win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.49%) and 2-1 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.08%), while for a Kuwait win it was 0-1 (6.27%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
Iraq	Draw	Kuwait
57.02% ( -0.54)	23.3% ( 0.33)	19.68% ( 0.21)

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
C	Liverpool	38	25	9	4	86	41	45	84
2	Arsenal	38	20	14	4	69	34	35	74
3	Manchester City Man City	38	21	8	9	72	44	28	71
4	Chelsea	38	20	9	9	64	43	21	69
5	Newcastle United Newcastle	38	20	6	12	68	47	21	66
6	Aston Villa	38	19	9	10	58	51	7	66
7	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	38	19	8	11	58	46	12	65
8	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	38	16	13	9	66	59	7	61
9	Bournemouth	38	15	11	12	58	46	12	56
10	Brentford	38	16	8	14	66	57	9	56
11	Fulham	38	15	9	14	54	54	0	54
12	Crystal Palace	38	13	14	11	51	51	0	53
13	Everton	38	11	15	12	42	44	-2	48
14	West Ham United West Ham	38	11	10	17	46	62	-16	43
15	Manchester United Man Utd	38	11	9	18	44	54	-10	42
16	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	38	12	6	20	54	69	-15	42
17	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	38	11	5	22	64	65	-1	38
R	Leicester City Leicester	38	6	7	25	33	80	-47	25
R	Ipswich Town Ipswich	38	4	10	24	36	82	-46	22
R	Southampton	38	2	6	30	26	86	-60	12
					> Premier League Full Table

Iraq	Draw	Kuwait
1-0 @ 11.88% ( 0.29) 2-0 @ 10.49% ( 0.06) 2-1 @ 9.79% ( -0.05) 3-0 @ 6.18% ( -0.08) 3-1 @ 5.76% ( -0.14) 4-0 @ 2.73% ( -0.09) 3-2 @ 2.69% ( -0.09) 4-1 @ 2.55% ( -0.11) 4-2 @ 1.19% ( -0.07) 5-0 @ 0.96% ( -0.05) Other @ 2.8% Total : 57.01%	1-1 @ 11.08% ( 0.16) 0-0 @ 6.73% ( 0.29) 2-2 @ 4.56% ( -0.07) Other @ 0.93% Total : 23.3%	0-1 @ 6.27% ( 0.2) 1-2 @ 5.17% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 2.93% ( 0.07) 1-3 @ 1.61% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.42% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 0.91% ( 0.01) Other @ 1.38% Total : 19.68%