International Friendly: Brazil v Iraq

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
International Friendly: Brazil v Iraq International Friendlies, International	11/10/2012 19:30	total goals	Over 2.5 goals	1.30	Bet at Betfair
Betting prediction was written by Dan Adair

BRAZIL - IRAQ PREDICTION STATS

2012 Form
Brazil P9 W7 D0 L2 GF24 GA9 GD+15 - Average goals per game:3.67
Iraq P13 W6 D5 L2 GF15 GA8 GD+7 - Average goals per game: 1.77

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

This senior Brazil side are on a remarkable run of 12 straight victories dating back till September of last year. The country has lost twice in this time but with an u23 Olympic side that FIFA have included in official results. The level of this team is really high and is belied by their ridiculously low FIFA ranking. For them to be 14 in the world is a bit of a joke and makes a mockery of the official system. As Brazil do not need to qualify they are forced into friendly games which carry less weight that official qualifiers. Big team news is the recall for Kaka, the Madrid forwards first selection for over 2 years. Out with injuries are full backs Dani Alves and Alex Sandro, no replacements have been called.
Iraq are in the middle of Asia's convoluted qualifying section, having played 11 games so far they have won 6, drawn 3 and lost 2. They have yet to win in the final group table with draws against Oman and Jordan with the loss away to Japan in the last round. The team is a very strong defensive unit and is very hard working. Under legendary Brazilian Zico the team from the Middle East are still in with a chance of qualification to Brazil 2014 as they still have 5 games left.

1X2 BETTING PREDICTION

1.11 Brazil (Betfair) is the selection in this heavily one sided match. The game is played at the Neutral venue of Malmo, Sweden. There is a huge Iraqi presence in the Swedish capital so they will be cheered on by their compatriots but against the might of Brazil there is only one winner here. Brazil are unmerciful in these friendly matches and set out to simply destroy teams. China found this out recently in an 8-0 mauling. Iraq are getting results but the level of opposition is low. Not beating Oman and Jordan hardly sets the bar if your next match is Brazil.

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ASIAN HANDICAP PREDICTION

Brazil -2.5 is the pick here at 1.95 (Marathon) Brazil tend to win and by a several goal margin. The Iraqi's will be hopelessly outgunned and even though they do keep in tight against the relentless Brazil attacks they have little to no chance of not conceding a hatful. 3 out of their 7 wins have been by 3 goals or more this year but the level of opposition has been much higher than Iraq.

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TOTAL GOALS PREDICTION

Over 2.50 1.30 (Betfair) is the bet here. Obvious in any Brazil game and the price is short but is value for a sure thing. The Brazilian team plays with such motivation to win and win in style. The players are falling over themselves to get on the score sheet and even when replacements are made these players hit the ground at full speed. Brazil will make the 2.5 spread themselves, Brazil do have a slight defensive weakness and can concede sloppy goals so they may even concede here, but they will score for sure.

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