Head to head

Iraq vs Saudi Arabia

If they played today

Iraq at home
42% / 26% / 32%
Iraq win / draw / Saudi Arabia win
Iraq–Saudi Arabia
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 1–0 10.2%
  • 2–1 8.9%
  • 0–1 8.6%
  • 1–2 7.5%
Neutral venue
34% / 26% / 39%
Iraq win / draw / Saudi Arabia win
Iraq–Saudi Arabia
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.9%
  • 1–0 9.1%
  • 1–2 8.5%
  • 2–1 7.8%
Saudi Arabia at home
27% / 25% / 47%
Iraq win / draw / Saudi Arabia win
Iraq–Saudi Arabia
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 0–1 10.6%
  • 1–2 9.4%
  • 0–2 8.3%
  • 1–0 7.6%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 IraqSaudi Arabia
Current Elo16731705
Elo rank72nd62nd
Peak Elo1844 (1984)1830 (2008)
Matches played658744
All-time record304W 188D 166L351W 172D 221L
Goals for10061139
Goals against621782
Biggest win13–0 vs Ethiopia · 1992-08-18 · Jordan International Tournament10–0 vs Timor-Leste · 2015-11-17 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–6 vs Chile · 2013-08-14 · Friendly0–8 vs Germany · 2002-06-01 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.020.04
AFC Asian Cups won13
Expected AFC Asian Cups0.970.90

When they've met

Meetings
36
Iraq 16W 9D 11L
Goals
53–32
Iraq first
First meeting
1–1
Drawn · 1975-04-06 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Most recent
0–0
Drawn · 2025-10-14 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Iraq's biggest win
7–1
1976-04-01 · Gulf Cup
Saudi Arabia's biggest win
3–1
2024-12-28 · Gulf Cup
Most common result
2–0
Iraq first · 5 times, last 2023-01-09
Current run
Unbeaten in 2
Saudi Arabia · since 2024-12-28
36 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-10-140–0Saudi Arabia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2024-12-281–3NeutralGulf Cup
2023-01-092–0Iraq homeGulf Cup
2018-10-151–1Saudi Arabia homeFriendly
2018-02-284–1Iraq homeFriendly
2017-03-280–1Saudi Arabia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2016-09-061–2NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
2013-11-151–2Saudi Arabia homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
2013-10-150–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup qualification
2013-01-062–0NeutralGulf Cup
2012-07-051–0Saudi Arabia homeArab Cup
2010-12-281–0Saudi Arabia homeFriendly
2009-03-220–0Saudi Arabia homeFriendly
2007-07-291–0NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2007-01-240–1NeutralGulf Cup
2006-03-152–2Saudi Arabia homeFriendly
2005-12-082–0NeutralFriendly
2005-12-055–1NeutralFriendly
2004-07-262–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2001-10-051–2NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
2001-08-310–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1996-12-080–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1993-10-241–1NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1988-03-162–0Saudi Arabia homeGulf Cup
1986-10-011–1NeutralAsian Games
1986-03-301–2NeutralGulf Cup
1985-07-103–2Saudi Arabia homeArab Cup
1984-03-174–0NeutralGulf Cup
1982-12-011–0NeutralAsian Games
1981-03-210–1Saudi Arabia homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1979-04-082–0Iraq homeGulf Cup
1978-12-141–1NeutralAsian Games
1976-09-050–0Saudi Arabia homeFriendly
1976-04-017–1NeutralGulf Cup
1975-04-122–1Iraq homeAFC Asian Cup qualification
1975-04-061–1Iraq homeAFC Asian Cup qualification