Head to head

Iraq vs Yemen

If they played today

Iraq at home

73% / 17% / 10%

Iraq win / draw / Yemen win

Iraq–Yemen

2–0 13.6%
1–0 12.2%
3–0 10.1%
2–1 9.2%
1–1 8.2%

Neutral venue

66% / 20% / 14%

Iraq win / draw / Yemen win

Iraq–Yemen

2–0 12.0%
1–0 11.8%
2–1 9.8%
1–1 9.6%
3–0 8.2%

Yemen at home

58% / 23% / 19%

Iraq win / draw / Yemen win

Iraq–Yemen

1–0 11.4%
1–1 10.8%
2–0 10.5%
2–1 9.9%
3–0 6.4%

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

	Iraq	Yemen
Current Elo	1673	1306
Elo rank	72nd	168th
Peak Elo	1844 (1984)	1473 (1966)
Matches played	658	266
All-time record	304W 188D 166L	53W 54D 159L
Goals for	1006	259
Goals against	621	577
Biggest win	13–0 vs Ethiopia · 1992-08-18 · Jordan International Tournament	11–2 vs Bhutan · 2000-02-18 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss	0–6 vs Chile · 2013-08-14 · Friendly	1–15 vs Algeria · 1973-08-17 · Palestine Cup
World Cups won	0	0
Expected World Cups	0.02	0.00
AFC Asian Cups won	1	0
Expected AFC Asian Cups	0.97	<0.01

When they've met

Meetings

Iraq 13W 3D 0L

Goals

38–7

Iraq first

First meeting

2–0

Iraq won · 1973-08-13 · Palestine Cup

Most recent

1–0

Iraq won · 2024-12-22 · Gulf Cup

Iraq's biggest win

6–1

1993-05-26 · FIFA World Cup qualification

Yemen's biggest win

—

Never beaten Iraq

Most common result

3–0

Iraq first · 3 times, last 2019-01-12

Current run

Unbeaten in 16

Iraq · since 1973-08-13

16 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2024-12-22	1–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2023-01-12	5–0	Iraq home	Gulf Cup
2019-12-02	0–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2019-08-11	2–1	Iraq home	WAFF Championship
2019-01-12	3–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup
2017-12-29	3–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2014-10-10	1–1	Neutral	Friendly
2013-10-06	3–2	Neutral	Friendly
2013-01-12	2–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup
2011-07-28	0–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
2011-07-23	2–0	Iraq home	FIFA World Cup qualification
2010-09-25	2–1	Neutral	WAFF Championship
2004-12-03	3–1	Neutral	Friendly
1993-06-16	3–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
1993-05-26	6–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification
1973-08-13	2–0	Neutral	Palestine Cup