Morocco vs Iraq Prediction & Betting Tips - Men's Olympic Tournament

Prediction published on 28/07/2024, 11:00  by Sridhar Bhamidi | Modified on 28/07/2024 at 13:37 in Men's Olympic Tournament Predictions

Morocco and Iraq end their group campaign with a crucial match that will see the winner progress to the knockout stage. This Group B match of the Olympic competition will be played at the Stade de Nice in Nice on Tuesday, and the prediction is a close game.

Ahead of the last round, Morocco is third and Iraq is fourth due to their inferior goal differences. In the case of Morocco, they are behind second-placed Ukraine because of a loss to them. The winner here will go through, irrespective of the result in the other game between Argentina and Ukraine. Morocco will hope they can replicate the success of their first match, where they won 2-1 against Argentina.

The Africans crumbled to a 2-1 loss to Ukraine, and both matches saw some late action. Iraq had a different route to this match, winning 2-1 against Ukraine but falling to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Argentina. They have the toughest route to the knockouts, as anything but a win will see them crash out. Having won five of their last seven matches, that could be something the Iraqis would like to continue here.

The match also comes with a defensive challenge, as Iraq have failed to leak goals recently. They have conceded at least once in 12 of their last 13 U-23 matches, and that’s a testimony to the difficulties they are about to face here.