Jordan v Iraq Tips

Jordan just destroyed Oman 7-0 in aggregate, home and away. The same Oman Iraq struggled to beat 0-1. Jordan are second on the standings and will be motivated to push all the way. Home advantage should give them a psychological edge. I'm tipping them for the victory.

3 of the previous 4 meetings between these sides have been draws during recent history, as well as the last 3 matches in a row where Jordan were hosts (during normal time). The home side have qualified for the World Cup for the first time ever after finishing 2nd, and may rest easy here following their efforts. Iraq's only real disappointment during this group stage was that late defeat to Palestine in their latest away trip, and I'll back them to not make the same mistake again here as they now seek some momentum heading into the fourth round.

Though Jordan are favorites to win it, looking at the history between both sides, Iraq does have a good record playing against them.

Both teams aren't much of a scoring team. As a result, we shouldn't expect a lot of goals to be scored in the game.

As both teams confirmed and secured their places on the table this match has no important competitive significance so we can expect over 3 goals scored.

Surprising to see the odds for at least one of the teams not scoring, as both teams are stronger defensively than they are offensively.

I can see both of these two sides scoring in this game as Jordam are unbeaten in the last 4 games played between the 2 and so should score, and Iraq are plenty good enough to get a goal.