Irak U23 0-0 Çin U23 — Result, Statistics & Match Review — AFC U23 Championship, 8 Jan 2026

Irak U23
0-0 HT 0-0
Çin U23
📅08/01/2026 · 🕒17:00 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 1-0 ✗ 2nd Score 0-1 ✗
AFC U23 Championship – 2026

Irak U23 vs Çin U23 Prediction — Model Probabilities

MODEL iddaakolik · Our Predictions
Probability per market · Global + League + Team blend
⏱ Odds and predictions are pre-match — updates freeze from ~20 minutes before kick-off.
Match Result
Home
39%
2.67
Draw
26%
2.88
Away
35%
2.62
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
58%
1.52
Over 2.5
42%
2.38
Both Teams to Score
Yes
44%
2.09
No
56%
1.66
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
31%
2-3 Goals
45%
4-5 Goals
18%
6+ Goals
6%
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
17%
1/2
3%
1/X
12%
X/1
17%
X/2
10%
X/X
12%
2/1
4%
2/2
22%
2/X
3%
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
39%
Home Win
34%
+4.6pp
26%
Draw
31%
-5.0pp
35%
Away Win
35%
+0.5pp
58%
Under 2.5
62%
-3.4pp
42%
Over 2.5
38%
+3.4pp
44%
BTTS Yes
44%
-0.2pp
56%
BTTS No
56%
+0.2pp
gold — our model green — our served pick grey — EU market (margin removed: each group sums to 100%)
Edge (pp): green = we see more probability than the market · gold = essentially even (±0.5pp) · red = we see less. The Decision above outranks any single row: the engine backs well-supported edges, not merely big ones.

Irak U23 v Çin U23 — Team-Based Signals

PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Irak U23 EU Bookmakers 37%
Head to Head
AWAY Çin U23 EU Bookmakers 38%
+46% / +46% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations +27% / +27%
2.44/0.66 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 0.80/0.87
+150% / +27% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -32% / +28%
48% Ball Possession 52%
11 Total Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 5
5 Corners 4
265 · 74% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 335 · 79%
29.0 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 16.8
31.0 Crosses 13.4
4.0 Yellow Cards 4.2

Irak U23 0-0 Çin U23 — Actual Match Statistics

RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Irak U23
0-0
AWAY Çin U23
0.72 xG 0.86
58% Ball Possession 42%
14 Total Shots 9
7 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 3
370 Passes 243
83% Pass Accuracy 77%
15 Box Touches 12
16 Crosses 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
POST-MATCH Irak U23 vs Çin U23
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Irak U23 and Çin U23 fought out a 0-0 stalemate. Neither side could find a way through.

Our pre-match split (39% / 26% / 35%) said coin-flip, and the draw proved it right. We had also flagged under 2.5 goals (58%), no to both teams scoring (56%), and both reads landed as well.

On the day, Irak U23 had 58% of the ball to Çin U23's 42%, shots finished 14-9, expected goals 0.72 to 0.86.

What was the final score of Irak U23 vs Çin U23?

Irak U23 0-0 Çin U23 in the AFC U23 Championship on 08/01/2026. The analysis above shows what our model predicted before kick-off next to what actually happened.

What did the model predict for Irak U23 vs Çin U23?

Before kick-off our model rated a Irak U23 win the most likely single outcome at about 39%, with the full match-result split Irak U23 39%, draw 26%, Çin U23 35%. The final score 0-0 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Under 2.5, BTTS No — while Match Result (Irak U23) went the other way.

✗ Match Result (Irak U23) ✓ Under 2.5 ✓ BTTS No
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