Ace Football previews the World Cup game between France and Iraq who meet up this coming Monday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
France are getting ready to clash with Iraq on Monday at Philadelphia Stadium. The match is played as one of the games in round two of the group stage at the World Cup.
Following the opening round of the World Cup group matches, France are number one on three points, while Iraq have zero points as number two. France arrive at this match placed as number 3 in the FIFA world ranking, while Iraq lack behind as number 57 in the world.
Form: France vs Iraq
France Form
France recorded two wins in their last three matches, but started off by losing 1-2 against Ivory Coast. They responded by beating Northern Ireland 3-1, and followed that up by winning 3-1 against Senegal. France have had an impressive record in their last 10 internationals, winning eight of them with one ending in a draw. This leaves only one time defeat in the same period.
Iraq Form
A draw is all that prevents Iraq from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Spain as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Venezuela by a 0-2 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Norway won the game and the exact score was 1-4. Iraq claimed five wins in their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run.
Betting facts for France and Iraq
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between France and Iraq. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- France have won 8 of the last 9 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 7 France matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- France have won 6 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- France have won 6 of the last 8 matches in the World Cup while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- France have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In the last 11 Iraq matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Iraq have won 7 of the last 9 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Iraq have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the World Cup while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Iraq have won 7 of the last 9 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Iraq have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the World Cup and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: France vs Iraq
Ayman Hussein shows decent form right now for Iraq, as he has scored one goals in his last six games. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing France, who are strong favourites this coming Monday. Siding with Kylian Mbappe also looks like a nice prospect as he has scored seven goals in his last six matches for his country.
Popular betting markets: France vs Iraq
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, France won eight times, drew one and lost one time. Iraq claimed five wins, drew three times and lost two in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Iraq didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent away games.
Both teams to score
France scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Iraq scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive France games France managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
France saw over 2.5 goals in ten of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Iraq’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of one goal in these matches. France scored at least one goal in their last 14 matches.
Betting prediction: France vs Iraq
In conclusion, the upcoming game between France and Iraq seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this World Cup match.
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