Iraq Shots Stats 2026

Iraq Shots Stats 2026 - season overview

Iraq are averaging 6.1 shots per game in 2026, with matches involving them seeing 20.8 total shots on average. That puts them 19th of 21 for team shots per match among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions. Below you'll find player shot-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Tajikistan, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Iraq players take the most shots?

Ali Al-Hamadi leads with 9 shots across 6 qualifying appearances (1.5/g, 67% hit rate). The shot-rate table below lists every Iraq player with their shots per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ shots price for the next fixture.

How does Iraq's shot profile look this season?

Iraq are averaging 6.1 shots per game over 10 games and concede 14.7 for a match-total of 20.8. That ranks 19th of 21 for team shots among AFC Asian Cup teams on their 2026 record across all competitions.

How is the shots matchup read calculated?

Shots matchup blends our attackers' shot rate (50%) with the opposition's shots conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Tajikistan, the page weights each Iraq attacker against the opposition's last-season shots-conceded rate.

Where do these shot stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Iraq fixtures in the active window for 2026. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their shot rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Why is possession shown alongside shots?

Possession share, key passes per game and shot accuracy are the strongest underlying drivers of shot volume. The context panel surfaces those drivers so you can read the number, not just take it at face value.

Iraq player shots rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots	Per game	1+ hit rate
Ali El-Zubaidi	defender	1	2	2	100%
Sherko Karim	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Mohanad Ali	attacker	5	8	1.6	80%
Ibrahim Bayesh	midfielder	6	4	0.67	67%
Ali Al-Hamadi	attacker	6	9	1.5	67%
Zaid Tahseen	defender	7	5	0.71	57%
Marko Farji	attacker	7	4	0.57	43%
Amir Al-Ammari	midfielder	8	4	0.5	38%
Merchas Doski	defender	8	3	0.38	38%
Aymen Hussein	attacker	6	4	0.67	33%
Rebin Sulaka	defender	3	1	0.33	33%
Kevin Yakob	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Hussein Ali	defender	7	2	0.29	29%
Akam Hashem	defender	8	2	0.25	25%
Aimar Sher	midfielder	6	1	0.17	17%
Ali Jasim	attacker	7	4	0.57	14%
Zidane Iqbal	midfielder	7	0	0	0%
Jalal Hassan	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Zaid Ismail	midfielder	4	0	0	0%
Ahmed Basil Fadhil	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Frans Putros	defender	3	0	0	0%
Manaf Younis	defender	3	0	0	0%
Youssef Amyn	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Ahmed Qasem	attacker	3	0	0	0%
Ali Yousif	attacker	2	0	0	0%

Iraq shots match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots	Opposition shots	Match total	Top player
26 Jun 2026	World Cup	Senegal	Away	5-0	6	28	34	Ali Jasim (4)
22 Jun 2026	World Cup	France	Away	3-0	4	19	23	Ali Al-Hamadi (3)
16 Jun 2026	World Cup	Norway	Home	1-4	11	12	23	Ali Al-Hamadi (3)
10 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Venezuela	Home	0-2	7	13	20
4 Jun 2026	Friendly International	Spain	Away	1-1	3	13	16	Zaid Tahseen (1)
29 May 2026	Friendly International	Andorra	Home	0-1	0	0	0
1 Apr 2026	WC Qualification Intercontinental Playoffs	Bolivia	Home	2-1	6	15	21	Ibrahim Bayesh (1)
18 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Asia	United Arab Emirates	Home	2-1	10	13	23	Mohanad Ali (3)
13 Nov 2025	WC Qualification Asia	United Arab Emirates	Away	1-1	10	19	29	Mohanad Ali (3)
14 Oct 2025	WC Qualification Asia	Saudi Arabia	Away	0-0	4	15	19	Ibrahim Bayesh (1)

Iraq shots 2026: last 10 games

Shots for per game: 6.78
Shots against per game: 16.33
Match total shots per game: 23.11
Games: 9
League rank for match shots: 4 of 15

Iraq Shots for 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	8.5	50%	25%	0%	0%	0%
Away	5	5.4	20%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Overall	9	6.78	33%	11%	0%	0%	0%

Iraq Shots against 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 12.5 %	Over 14.5 %	Over 16.5 %
Home	4	13.25	100%	100%	75%	25%	0%
Away	5	18.8	100%	100%	100%	80%	60%
Overall	9	16.33	100%	100%	89%	56%	33%

Iraq Match total 2026 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	4	21.75	100%	75%	50%	0%	0%
Away	5	24.2	80%	60%	60%	40%	40%
Overall	9	23.11	89%	67%	56%	22%	22%

Iraq Team shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots	Overall	Home	Away
Shots / match	6.78	8.5	5.4
Shots on target / match	1.89	2	1.8
Shots off target / match	4.89	6.5	3.6
Shot conversion	12%	15%	7%
Shots per goal	8.7	6.8	13.5
Shots on target per goal	2.4	1.6	4.5
Shots over 8.5	33%	50%	20%
Shots over 10.5	11%	25%	0%
Shots over 12.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots over 14.5	0%	0%	0%
Shots over 16.5	0%	0%	0%

Iraq Shots against 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots against / match	16.33	13.25	18.8
Shots against over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots against over 10.5	100%	100%	100%
Shots against over 12.5	89%	75%	100%
Shots against over 14.5	56%	25%	80%
Shots against over 16.5	33%	0%	60%

Iraq Match shots 2026: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots / match	23.11	21.75	24.2
Match shots over 18.5	89%	100%	80%
Match shots over 20.5	67%	75%	60%
Match shots over 22.5	56%	50%	60%
Match shots over 24.5	22%	0%	40%
Match shots over 26.5	22%	0%	40%

Iraq 1st-half shots for 2026 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	3	5	67%	33%	33%
Away	4	3.75	50%	25%	0%
Overall	7	4.29	57%	29%	14%

Iraq 1st-half shots against 2026 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 7.5 %
Home	3	5.67	100%	67%	0%
Away	4	7.75	100%	100%	25%
Overall	7	6.86	100%	86%	14%

Iraq 1st-half match total 2026 (from 7 of 9 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 7.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 13.5 %
Home	3	10.67	67%	67%	33%	33%
Away	4	11.5	100%	50%	50%	50%
Overall	7	11.14	86%	57%	43%	43%

Iraq shots match by match 2026

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
26 Jun	World Cup	Senegal (A)	5-0	6	28	34	14
22 Jun	World Cup	France (A)	3-0	4	19	23	9
16 Jun	World Cup	Norway (H)	1-4	11	12	23	16
10 Jun	Friendly International	Venezuela (H)	0-2	7	13	20	-
4 Jun	Friendly International	Spain (A)	1-1	3	13	16	9
1 Apr	WC Qualification Intercontinental Playoffs	Bolivia (H)	2-1	6	15	21	10
18 Nov	WC Qualification Asia	United Arab Emirates (H)	2-1	10	13	23	6
13 Nov	WC Qualification Asia	United Arab Emirates (A)	1-1	10	19	29	14
14 Oct	WC Qualification Asia	Saudi Arabia (A)	0-0	4	15	19	-

AFC Asian Cup shots table 2026: every team's shots per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
1	Qatar	5	6.8	18.8	25.6	60%
2	Saudi Arabia	8	8.25	15.13	23.38	50%
3	China PR	6	14.5	8.33	22.83	50%
4	Iraq	6	6.17	16.67	22.83	50%
5	Australia	10	8.7	13.1	21.8	40%
6	Kyrgyz Republic	3	12.33	9.33	21.67	33%
7	Thailand	3	9.67	12	21.67	33%
8	Iran	6	8.83	12.67	21.5	50%
9	Tajikistan	4	11.25	9.5	20.75	50%
10	Uzbekistan	8	8	12.75	20.75	50%
11	Jordan	8	9.13	11.25	20.38	38%
12	Korea Republic	9	12.56	7.78	20.33	22%
13	Japan	9	9.78	10.22	20	44%
14	Singapore	3	9.33	10.33	19.67	0%
15	Indonesia	4	10.75	5.25	16	0%

Iraq shots against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
Vs top six	3	15	9	24	100%
Vs top half	3	15	9	24	100%
Vs bottom half	0	-	-	-	-
Vs bottom six	0	-	-	-	-

Iraq shots per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 22.5 %
WC Qualification Asia	2026	15	8.73	10.2	18.93	20%
World Cup	2026	3	7	19.67	26.67	100%
Friendly International	2026	2	5	13	18	0%
WC Qualification Intercontinental Playoffs	2026	1	6	15	21	0%
Friendly International	2024	1	6	12	18	0%

Iraq next three opponents: shots per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots for	Their shots against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sun 10 Jan 10:00	Tajikistan (away)	22	13.56	8.44	22.25	14.75	7.5
Thu 14 Jan 10:00	Australia (home)	21.8	8.7	13.1	17	7.25	9.75
Tue 19 Jan 10:00	Singapore (home)	20.38	8.75	11.63	21.75	7	14.75

Iraq players with the most games of 1+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ali Al-Hamadi	attacker	3	5	60%
2	Ibrahim Bayesh	midfielder	3	5	60%
3	Aymen Hussein	attacker	2	4	50%
4	Merchas Doski	defender	2	5	40%
5	Zaid Tahseen	defender	2	5	40%

Iraq players with the most games of 2+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ali Al-Hamadi	attacker	2	5	40%
2	Ali Jasim	attacker	1	4	25%
3	Aymen Hussein	attacker	1	4	25%
4	Zaid Tahseen	defender	1	5	20%

Iraq players with the most games of 3+ shots 2026

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Ali Al-Hamadi	attacker	2	5	40%
2	Ali Jasim	attacker	1	4	25%
3	Aymen Hussein	attacker	1	4	25%

Tajikistan shots match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots for	Shots against	Match total	1st-half total
23 Sep	Friendly International	Azerbaijan (A)	1-0	12	11	23	-
9 Jun	Friendly International	India (H)	1-1	21	7	28	11
5 Jun	Friendly International	India (H)	3-1	7	11	18	8
31 Mar	Asian Cup Qualification	Philippines (H)	1-1	5	9	14	4
18 Nov	Asian Cup Qualification	East Timor (A)	0-5	20	4	24	5
14 Oct	Asian Cup Qualification	Maldives (A)	0-3	13	8	21	13
9 Oct	Asian Cup Qualification	Maldives (H)	2-0	26	3	29	14
10 Jun	Asian Cup Qualification	Philippines (A)	2-2	6	17	23	-
5 Jun	Friendly International	Cambodia (A)	1-2	12	6	18	-