Sportsmole predicts that Iraq will defeat Vietnam national team
After two consecutive defeats once morest Japan and Indonesia, Vietnam National Team became the first team to be eliminated in the 2024 Asian Cup. Meanwhile, Iraq soon won a ticket to play in the 1/8 round. Therefore, the upcoming duel between the two sides is only of procedural significance.
In terms of force correlation and confrontation achievements, Iraq is rated higher than Vietnam national team. In addition, “The Lion of Mesopotamia” also has a better head-to-head record, being unbeaten in the last 5 encounters (winning 4, drawing 1 match, scoring 8 goals and conceding 3 goals).
Iraq is rated higher than Vietnam national team. Photo: Archyde.com.
With victories over Indonesia and Japan, Iraq officially topped Group D thanks to a better head-to-head record than its two direct competitors. This is the first time since 2007 that the West Asian team topped the table at the Asian Cup.
However, according to Sportsmole, coach Jesus Casas and his team are aiming for a record of winning all 3 group stage matches for the first time following 10 participations in the Asian Cup. Besides, “Usood al-Rafidayn” also wants to improve his unbeaten record in the group stage of Asia’s most prestigious tournament to 7.
Certainly, coach Jesus Casas will not field the strongest squad because he wants to nourish the pillars to prepare for the knockout round. However, Iraq is still strong enough to defeat Vietnam.
Although there were a lot of expectations before the 2024 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team was disappointed when they were eliminated from the Asian Cup group stage for the first time following 3 participations in the 21st century. Notably, in all three first matches of 2024, the “Golden Star Warriors” all had to admit defeat.
Will Coach Troussier give young talents the opportunity to play in the starting lineup? Photo: VFF.
Sportsmole said that Vietnam National Team seems to be going in the wrong direction under coach Philippe Troussier. The proof is that they lost 7/8 recent matches and had 5 matches without being able to score.
By conceding 5 goals following the first 2 matches in the 2024 Asian Cup group stage, Vietnam, along with Malaysia and Palestine, are the 3 teams with the worst defense in the tournament.
Because they have been officially eliminated, it is likely that coach Troussier will give the young players the opportunity to play on the field to help them gain more experience before entering the U23 Asia tournament also taking place in Qatar in April. next.
Sportsmole’s result prediction: Iraq 1-0 Vietnam.