Iraq vs Kuwait prediction and betting tips on March 20, 2025
Game Prediction
A match between the national teams of Iraq and Kuwait will take place in the 7th round of the World Cup qualifiers in Asia on March 20, 2025. The hosts have a chance to secure 2nd place in their group.
Our prediction for the match Iraq vs Kuwait
The Iraqi national team once, in 1986, even made it to the World Cup, and it won the Asian Cup in 2007. Speaking about last year’s tournament, as well as the previous one, everything ended in a defeat in the 1/8 finals. Kuwait experienced its peak in the late 70s and early 80s, when the team played in the World Cup and won the Asian Cup (and it was in the top 3 twice). Still, the team failed to make it to the tournament in Qatar in 2024 at all.
The opponents are generally performing as expected in the World Cup qualifiers. Iraq managed to get 3 wins against weaker rivals, draw their strongest competitor, Jordan, with a 0-0 result and lost only to the favourites, South Korea (the team is behind them, in 2nd place with 11 points. The Kuwaitis have taken only 1 victory in the entire 2024 – that was a game against Afghanistan). As for this round of qualification, they ended in a draw twice, with Jordan and Palestine, and also in the home battle against the current opponent.
Jesus Casas’s wards score an average of 1 goal, conceding 0.9 goals in response. The guests score 1 goal, but concede one and a half in response.
Iraq vs Kuwait: key statistics and trends
- Iraq has lost 1 out of 10 previous confrontations.
- 30% of the team’s matches have ended with “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per meeting is 1.9.
- Kuwait has won 1 of 15 previous games.
- 80% of the team’s struggles have brought “both teams to score: yes” and the average number of goals per battle is 2.5.
Iraq vs Kuwait: possible starting line-ups
Iraq (possible line-up): Jalal – Doski, Sulaka, Tahseen, Ali – Iqbal, Al-Taay, Jasim, Amyn, Yasin – Hussein.
Kuwait (possible line-up): Al Rashidi – Ghanam, Al Ebrahim, Al Enezi, Al Hajeri - Daham, Al Enezi, Al Dhefiri, Al Rashedi – Salman, Al Shammari.
Previous head-to-head matches: Iraq vs Kuwait
The Iraqis had got 2 wins in a row at the beginning of this decade. Still, the away match, which was held in the autumn, brought only a goalless draw.
Free prediction for the match Iraq vs Kuwait
In order to remain with a chance of a direct ticket to the World Cup, such matches need to be confidently won. We bet on the hosts’ success with “a -1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.94).