Irak U23 1-2 Avustralya U23 — Result, Statistics & Match Review — AFC U23 Championship, 14 Jan 2026

📅14/01/2026 · 🕒14:30 Istanbul · GMT+3
Top 2 Score Predictions
1st Score 0-0 2nd Score 0-1
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
30%
3.69
Draw
32%
3.18
Away
38%
1.91
Under/Over 2.5
Under 2.5
61%
1.54
Over 2.5
39%
2.33
Both Teams to Score
Yes
47%
2.13
No
53%
1.63
Total Goals
0-1 Goal
33%
2-3 Goals
48%
4-5 Goals
14%
6+ Goals
5%
Half Time / Full Time
1/1
18%
1/2
4%
1/X
7%
X/1
6%
X/2
8%
X/X
17%
2/1
6%
2/2
27%
2/X
7%
PRO iddaakolik · Analysis Engine
Model vs Market · Probabilities · Discipline
Model vs Market — where we differ
iddaakolik Market EU Bookmakers
30%
Home Win
24%
+6.5pp
32%
Draw
28%
+3.7pp
38%
Away Win
48%
-10.2pp
61%
Under 2.5
61%
-0.2pp
39%
Over 2.5
39%
+0.2pp
47%
BTTS Yes
43%
+4.7pp
53%
BTTS No
57%
-4.7pp
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.
PREVIEW Match Preview Engine
iddaakolik Team Elo · Form · Goals signals
HOME Irak U23 EU Bookmakers 27%
Head to Head
AWAY Avustralya U23 EU Bookmakers 52%
+7% / +7% Team Performance vs MarketAll History / Recent Form · above/below bookmaker expectations -42% / -42%
0.84/0.85 Expected GoalsScored / Conceded 1.24/0.52
-72% / +150% Attack / Defense(vs League Avg.) -83% / +39%
49% Ball Possession 51%
9 Total Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 4
284 · 78% PassesSuccessful · Accuracy 337 · 78%
18.2 Box TouchesOpposition Penalty Area 24.3
17.2 Crosses 20.7
0.7 Yellow Cards 1.2
H2H Past Meetings
Real recorded figures, averaged over these meetings
HOME Irak U23
0W-2D-0L
AWAY Avustralya U23
1.00 Avg Goals (FT) 1.00
1.10 xG 0.76
48% Ball Possession 52%
18 Total Shots 8
3 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 4
284 Passes 300
77% Pass Accuracy 82%
22 Box Touches 10
22 Crosses 10
0 Yellow Cards 2
04.06.2022 Irak U23 Irak U23 1-1 HT 0-1 Avustralya U23 Avustralya U23 AFCU23
08.01.2020 Irak U23 Irak U23 1-1 HT 0-0 Avustralya U23 Avustralya U23 AFCU23
RESULT Match Result
Real recorded figures from this match
HOME Irak U23
1-2
AWAY Avustralya U23
1.01 xG 1.71
48% Ball Possession 52%
7 Total Shots 7
3 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 3
293 Passes 334
75% Pass Accuracy 77%
10 Box Touches 19
12 Crosses 14
POST-MATCH Irak U23 vs Avustralya U23
iddaakolik Post-Match Analysis — what we said & what happened

Avustralya U23 nicked a narrow win over Irak U23 2-1 away from home. The game was level at 0-0 at the break, so the decisive goals came after it.

We called this one close before kick-off — 30% / 32% / 38% — and on the day Avustralya U23 made the difference. The goals read — under 2.5 goals (61%) — went the other way, though.

On the day, Irak U23 had 48% of the ball to Avustralya U23's 52%, shots finished 7-7, expected goals 1.01 to 1.71.

For context: across their last 2 meetings in our records, honours were even at 0 apiece, 2 drawn. Those games averaged 1.00 goals for Irak U23 and 1.00 for Avustralya U23.

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

Irak U23 1-2 Avustralya U23 in the AFC U23 Championship on 14/01/2026. 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 Avustralya U23?

Before kick-off our model rated an Avustralya U23 win the most likely single outcome at about 38%, with the full match-result split Irak U23 30%, draw 32%, Avustralya U23 38%. The final score 1-2 confirmed our model's pre-match leads on Match Result (Avustralya U23) — while Under 2.5, BTTS No went the other way.

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