Match prediction·World: World Cup·Tuesday 16 Jun, 22:00 UTC

Iraq vs Norway

Bawler weighs each team's recent scoring and defending, then adjusts for home advantage and injuries to work out how this match is likely to go. This page shows the full chain — every number we used.

Why the model calls it this way

Over 2.5 Goals projects at 71% because Iraq (1.23 xG) and Norway (1.46 xG) combine for 2.69 expected goals in a fixture where Haaland's 30% of Norway's attacking load meets Hussein and Ali's combined 34% share for Iraq at home.

📊 Win probability
28.9% home31.7% draw39.4% away
📈 xG chain — base → adjustments → final goal estimate
IraqstepNorway
1.23Base xG · rolling 26-match1.46
no injury adjustment — full squads available per FotMob
1.23Final goal estimate — what the model uses1.46

Norway average 4.0 corners per game away from home this season (2 competitive matches).

🎯 Scoreline distribution · chance of each scoremodel estimate
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Most likely outcomes
Over 2.5 goals
71%
Iraq or draw
50%
Iraq to win
27%

Model probabilities for this fixture, ordered by likelihood. Estimates from rolling expected goals — not guarantees.

Most likely to score or assist

To score
Erling Haaland
Norway · Man City
62%
To score
Alexander Sørloth
Norway · Atletico Madrid
42%
To score
Aymen Hussein
Iraq · Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
36%

Probabilities from a per-player model on recent form and minutes played.

More predictions for these teams

Iraq vs Norway — Head-to-Head

This is the first meeting Bawler has on record between Iraq and Norway — the model's ledger starts at model launch, so no earlier fixtures between these two sides have been logged and settled yet.

The model's verdict for this fixture: Iraq 29% · draw 32% · Norway 39%.

Model probabilities are edge estimates for entertainment — not betting advice, and past performance does not guarantee future results. 18+.

⚡ Full-time recap available
Iraq 14 Norway
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Model estimates from rolling expected goals — not guaranteed outcomes. Past accuracy does not guarantee future results.