Postmatch editorial

Palestine bent the night away from the script

The final score was Palestine 2-1 Iraq. It landed away from the main pre-match lean and counts as a genuine twist in the numbers.

Iraq struck first through Aymen Hussein 34', but Palestine recovered and flipped the match.

The numbers leaned the same way as the scoreline: Palestine led Shots on target 5-3. Palestine also shaded Total shots 15-13.

Before kickoff, our model made No clear call the likeliest result at n/a, while the median bookmaker line priced Iraq at 48.1% implied.

Prediction checks

Market result

Iraq

48.1%

Miss
Key stats

Match numbers

Shots on target

Palestine

Palestine

Iraq

5

3

Total shots

Palestine

Palestine

Iraq

15

13

Possession

Palestine

Palestine

Iraq

54%

46%

Value angle

No structured value bet was flagged before kickoff, so this one closed without a dedicated price angle.