Iraq vs Indonesia Prediction & Betting Tips (11 October)

Absent from all World Cups since the 1986 edition, Iraq has rarely been so close to being able to qualify again for a World Cup. The Lions of Mesopotamia have indeed taken 3rd place in their qualifying group behind South Korea and Jordan, which allows them to compete in this 4th round where they will have a lot to do to overcome Saudi Arabia. However, the Iraqis gained confidence by stringing together 3 successes in a row. First against Jordan 0-1 on the last day of the qualifiers then against Hong Kong 2-1 and Thailand 0-1 during the King's Cup last month. On the other hand, Indonesia has never had the opportunity to participate in a World Cup. However, it established itself as a rising star in Asian football after reaching the 1/8 finals during the 2023 Asian Cup.

During the qualifiers, Patrick Kluivert's men inherited 4th place in Group C of the 3rd round, behind Japan, Australia and Saudi Arabia but ahead of China and Bahrain. In June, the Indonesians were able to dominate China 1-0 before completely losing against Japan 6-0. Last month, Indonesia played 2 friendly matches, winning against Taiwan 6-0 and drawing against Lebanon 0-0. Wednesday evening, they did not start this 4th round well, losing at home against Saudi Arabia 2-3. 

Some absences are to be deplored on the Iraqi side. Indeed, defenders Faez (52 sel) and Natiq (39 sel), midfielders Attwan (89 sel) and Majid (26 sel) and the interesting striker Al-Hamadi (Luton Town, 15 sel, 3 goals) are not operational. Some elements of this formation have established themselves in Europe such as defender Doski (Viktoria Plzen), midfielders Al-Ammari (44 sel, Krakow), Amyn (AEK Larnaca) and Iqbal (Utrech). The two top scorers of this team, the formidable Hussein (89 sels, 32 goals) and Ali (60 sels, 24 goals) are well on the list. Indonesia must deal with the absences of goalkeeper Audero (Cremonese, 4 sels) and full-back Verdonk (Lille), who are on the flank.

Defender Hilgers (Twente, 4 selections), midfielder Ferdinan (Trencin, 5 goals in 40 selections) and striker Wibowo (Los Angeles FC, 1 selection) also had to give up. Several players play in Europe in this team. This is particularly the case of defenders Idzes (Sassuolo, 15 sel), Hubner (Fortuna Sittard, 18 sel), Diks (Monchengladbach, 7 sel) and James (Go Ahead Eagles, 4 sel), midfielder Pelupessy (Lommel, 5 sel) and attackers Oratmangoen (Dender, 2 goals in 12 sel), Romeny (Oxford United, 3 goals in 5 sels), Jonathans (Utrecht, 0 goals in 3 sels) and Zijlstra (Volendam, 0 goals in 2 sels). 

• Summary: Iraq is going head to head with Indonesia starting on 11 Oct 2025 at 19:30 UTC at Alinma Stadium stadium, Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. The match is a part of the World Cup Qualification, AFC, Round 4, Gr. B .
• Iraq Feedinco Rating: 6.85
• Indonesia Feedinco Rating: 6.75