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Indonesia will face Iraq at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium on Monday in the opening round of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
Team Garuda are set to make their first appearance in the Asian Cup since 2007 this month and will be looking to give a good account of themselves. Their preparatory games for the tournament, however, left much to be desired, suffering back-to-back defeats to Libya before falling to a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Iran last time out.
Indonesia will now be looking to shake off their latest results and return to winning ways when it matters the most.
Iraq, meanwhile, will mark their eighth consecutive Asian Cup appearance this month. They were beaten 1-0 by South Korea in a friendly clash at the New York University Stadium last weekend and perhaps deserved more from the game but failed to convert their chances in the first half.
The Lions of Mesopotamia have won their last two group openers in the competition and will be looking to extend that streak come Monday.
Indonesia vs Iraq Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been seven meetings between the two teams. Iraq are undefeated in all seven matchups picking up six wins and a draw.
- The two sides last faced off in a World Cup qualifying clash back in November last year which Iraq won 5-1.
- Indonesia have lost their last six games in this fixture by an aggregate scoreline of 20-3.
- Team Garuda are without a clean sheet in their last five games across all competitions.
- The Lions of Mesopotamia have advanced past the group stages in all but one of their nine appearances in the Asian Cup.
- Iraq were ranked 63rd in the latest FIFA rankings and now sit 83 places above their midweek opponents.
Indonesia vs Iraq Prediction
Indonesia are on a three-game losing streak and are without a win in their last five matches. Historically, they have failed to perform in this fixture and therefore have a tough test on Monday.
Iraq, on the other hand, saw their latest result end a three-game winning streak and they will be looking to bounce back here. They are the stronger side ahead of Monday's game and should come out on top here.
Prediction: Indonesia 0-3 Iraq
Indonesia vs Iraq Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Iraq to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Three of the last four matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last five matchups)
