Iraq vs Qatar Prediction & Betting Tips (13 October)

Not only are Iraq unbeaten in 16 home matches at the top table of the Friendly International, but they have also emerged victorious from 14 of these contests, so confidence should be high heading into this encounter. The same cannot be said for Qatar on their travels, however, as they have lost four times in their last six games, as well as collecting ten points out of 25.

11 of the 14 top-flight matches involving Qatar this season had served up no more than five successful strikes. This has also been the case in all 15 games played by Iraq at this level during the current campaign, so there is no reason to expect this sequence to come to an end against these opponents.

Somewhat incredibly, 21 of the previous 21 Friendly International fixtures involving Iraq have seen the net bulge at both ends, and this includes a run of ten consecutive home matches in which this has been the case. Although Qatar cannot compete with these numbers, it should still be pointed out that they have both scored and conceded in ten of their last 14 away games.