Australia 2-0 Iraq - September 01, 2016 / World Cup Qualifying - Asia Zone 2018
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AUS
10' - Yellow card
Aaron Mooy10
AUS
52' - Yellow card
Ali Abbas
58' - Goal
Massimo Luongo58
60' - Substitution
Ali Adnanis substituted by Yaser Kasim
64' - Goal
Tomi Juric64
64' - Substitution
Ali Husniis substituted by Amjad Waleed
65' - Substitution
Tomi Juricis substituted by Robbie Kruse65
68' - Yellow card
Bradley Smith68
78' - Substitution
Massimo Luongois substituted by Jackson Irvine78
80' - Substitution
Saad Natiqis substituted by Alaa Abdul-Zahra
85' - Substitution
Matthew Leckieis substituted by Apostolos Giannou85
IRA
IRA
Team line-ups
Australia
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Mathew Ryan | 24 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Milos Degenek | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 20 | D |
Trent Sainsbury | 24 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 5 | D |
Mark Milligan | 31 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | D |
Bradley Smith | 68 | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 21 | M |
Massimo Luongo | 5878 | 23 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | F |
Matthew Leckie | 85 | 25 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 15 | M |
Mile Jedinak | 32 | 65 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 13 | M |
Aaron Mooy | 10 | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 23 | M |
Tomas Rogic | 23 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 9 | F |
Tomi Juric | 6465 | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Average age
25.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Iraq
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | G |
Mohammed Hameed | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 14 | D |
Saad Natiq | 80 | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 6 | D |
Ali Adnan | 60 | 22 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | D |
Alaa Ali Mhawi | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 2 | D |
Ibrahim Ahmed Al Qafaje | 24 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 15 | D |
Dhurgham Ismail | 22 | 35 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 21 | M |
Saad Abdul Ameer | 24 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 22 | M |
Ali Abbas | 52 | 30 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 9 | M |
Ahmed Yasin | 25 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
| 11 | F |
Ali Husni | 64 | 22 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 7 | F |
Justin Meram | 27 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
23.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
23
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | G |
Adam Federici | 31 | ||||
| 12 | G |
Mitchell Langerak | 28 | ||||
| 6 | D |
Matthew Spiranovic | 28 | ||||
| 3 | D |
Alex Gersbach | 19 | ||||
| 19 | D |
Ryan McGowan | 27 | ||||
| 8 | D |
Joshua Risdon | 24 | ||||
| 22 | M |
Jackson Irvine | 78 | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 11 | M |
Christopher Ikonomidis | 21 | ||||
| 16 | M |
Nathan Burns | 28 | ||||
| 10 | M |
Robbie Kruse | 65 | 27 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 17 | F |
Apostolos Giannou | 85 | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 4 | F |
Tim Cahill | 36 | ||||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G |
Jalal Hassan | 25 | ||||
| 12 | G |
Mohamed Gassid | 29 | ||||
| 23 | D |
Jassim Mohamed Haji | 32 | ||||
| 3 | D |
Ali Lateef Mohammed | 20 | ||||
| 8 | D |
Karrar Al Zuhair | 27 | ||||
| 16 | D |
Ali Faez | 21 | ||||
| 4 | D |
Samal Saeed | 28 | ||||
| 5 | M |
Yaser Kasim | 60 | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 13 | M |
Amjad Waleed | 64 | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
| 19 | M |
Mahdi Kamil | 21 | ||||
| 18 | M |
Mohammed Jabbar | 23 | ||||
| 10 | F |
Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 80 | 28 | 71 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Mathew Ryan
IN
Adam Federici
OUT
Milos Degenek
IN
Ryan McGowan
OUT
Massimo Luongo
IN
Robbie Kruse
OUT
Bradley Smith
IN
Alex Gersbach
OUT
Tomi Juric
IN
Tim Cahill
OUT
Mile Jedinak
IN
Bailey Wright
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
51
32
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Postecoglou vs Iraq
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Postecoglou vs Shenaishil
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
50
13
Success rate in this team:
15 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Shenaishil vs Australia
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Shenaishil vs Postecoglou
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Alireza Faghani
3 victories |
2 draws |
1 loss |
Australia6 matches | General total | Iraq4 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
4 losses |
1 victory |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Australia3 matches | Season total | Iraq1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 05, 2017 | Latest figure on January 29, 2024 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Australia keeps its 4 consecutive wins vs Iraq running (since 22/01/2011). It's a record streak. The first of history
Australia keeps its 8 consecutive matches without a draw vs Iraq at home running (since 26/03/2005). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time Tomi Juric scores a goal in his professional career with Australia since the 13/01/2015 (with Australia vs Oman )
General ranking
| 1 | Australia | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Japan | 0 pt | 1 rd | |
| 5 | Thailand | 0 pt | 1 rd |
General ranking
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 pts | 1 rd | |
| 4 | Japan | 0 pt | 1 rd | |
| 5 | Thailand | 0 pt | 1 rd | |
| 6 | Iraq | 0 pt | 1 rd |
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VAustralia 5-0 Bangladesh03/09/2015 | VAustralia 3-0 Kyrgyzstan12/11/2015 | VAustralia 7-0 Tajikistan24/03/2016 | VAustralia 5-1 Jordan29/03/2016 | VAustralia 1-0 Greece04/06/2016 | LAustralia 1-2 Greece07/06/2016 |
| Overall | VBangladesh 0-4 Australia17/11/2015 | VAustralia 7-0 Tajikistan24/03/2016 | VAustralia 5-1 Jordan29/03/2016 | LEngland 2-1 Australia27/05/2016 | VAustralia 1-0 Greece04/06/2016 | LAustralia 1-2 Greece07/06/2016 |
Current form
| Away | VLebanon 2-3 Iraq26/08/2015 | DThailand 2-2 Iraq08/09/2015 | LJordan 3-0 Iraq03/10/2015 | VChinese Taipei 0-2 Iraq17/11/2015 | LUzbekistan 2-1 Iraq24/07/2016 | LQatar 2-1 Iraq08/08/2016 |
| Overall | LIraq 0-1 Syria18/03/2016 | DIraq 2-2 Thailand24/03/2016 | VIraq 1-0 Vietnam29/03/2016 | LUzbekistan 2-1 Iraq24/07/2016 | LQatar 2-1 Iraq08/08/2016 | DIraq 1-1 North Korea21/08/2016 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 12 | 11 |
| Scoring streak | 9 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 3 | 5 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
8 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
7 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
29 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
13 |
|
20 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3.63 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.17 |
|
5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
7 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
|
6 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Tim Cahill | 8 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Younis Mahmoud |  |
 | Tomas Rogic | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Younis Mahmoud | |
 | Mile Jedinak | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Younis Mahmoud | |
| Mile Jedinak | 2 penalties | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Robbie Kruse | 3 assists | Player with most assists (Competition total) | - | ||
| Robbie Kruse | 3 assists | Player with most assists (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Tim Cahill | 8 goals during the last 6 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 6 matches | Younis Mahmoud | |
Historical head to head
Home
7 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
5 ga
Total
11 gf
7 ga
Historical head to head
Away
2 gf
7 ga
Neutral ground
5 gf
4 ga
Total
7 gf
11 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
March 11, 1973 |
| Home | 3 - 1 |
March 11, 1973 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 1 |
July 13, 2007 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
June 18, 2013 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Asie 2014
October 16, 2012 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Asie 2014
January 22, 2011 - Coupe d'Asie 2011
June 07, 2008 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Asie 2010
June 01, 2008 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Asie 2010
Best historical scorers against Iraq
 |
Harry Kewell | 2 goals | 2008 - 2011 |
 |
Ahmed Elrich | 1 goal | 2005 - 2005 |
 |
Mark Viduka | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
|
Tim Cahill | 1 goal | 2012 - 2012 |
 |
Joshua Kennedy | 1 goal | 2013 - 2013 |
 |
Mark Bresciano | 1 goal | 2005 - 2005 |
Best historical scorers against Australia
 |
Hawar Mulla | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
 |
Emad Mohamed | 1 goal | 2008 - 2008 |
 |
Nashat Akram | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
 |
Karrar Jassim | 1 goal | 2007 - 2007 |
|
Alaa Abdul-Zahra | 1 goal | 2012 - 2012 |
Players with most games played vs Iraq
 |
Mark Schwarzer | 7 matches | 2005 - 2013 |
 |
Luke Wilkshire | 6 matches | 2007 - 2013 |
 |
Brett Holman | 6 matches | 2007 - 2013 |
 |
Lucas Neill | 5 matches | 2005 - 2013 |
|
Tim Cahill | 5 matches | 2005 - 2013 |
|
Mark Bresciano | 4 matches | 2005 - 2013 |
Players with most games played vs Australia
 |
Noor Sabri | 5 matches | 2007 - 2013 |
|
Younis Mahmoud | 5 matches | 2007 - 2012 |
|
Nashat Akram | 5 matches | 2007 - 2012 |
 |
Bassim Abbas | 4 matches | 2007 - 2011 |
 |
Ali Hussein Rehema | 4 matches | 2007 - 2011 |
 |
Mahdi Karim | 4 matches | 2007 - 2011 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 01, 2016
Post-match general ranking
| pts | m | v | d | l | GF | GA | diff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|  | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
2
|  | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
3
|  | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
4
|  | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
5
|  | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
6
|  | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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